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| Date: | Friday 13 October 1939 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1147 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Roye/Amy, Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France |
Blenheim L1147: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13/10/1939 while returning from a recon mission to Munster/Bremen areas of Germany in bad weather, aircraft became lost, ran out of fuel and was wrecked in a forced landing near Harpenden, Hertfordshire. No fatalities reported among the crew of three.
Crew:
F/O (37980) Clive Theodore NORMAN (pilot) RAF Ok
Sgt (562547) Joseph EDWARDS ( Obs.) RAF Ok
AC.1 (551360) Terence James JERVIS (WOp/AG) RAF Ok
Following the outbreak of the Second World War on 3/9/39, the squadron moved to France as part of the Air Component of the British Expeditionary Force, operating from Roye/Amy Airfield, Somme department in Hauts-de France, from 24/9/39 in the strategic reconnaissance role and moving to Rosières-en-Santerre on 18/10/39.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. Bomber Command 1939-1940: The War before the War By Gordon Thorburn
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._57_Squadron_RAF#Second_World_War
4. http://57-630sqnassoc.org/history/
5. ORB 57 Sqdn RAF
6. Blenheim production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2013 02:57 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 10:55 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 23-Apr-2018 18:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 15:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 06-Jun-2024 06:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2024 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Aug-2024 18:05 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Aug-2024 18:16 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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