ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16293
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| Date: | Sunday 22 December 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 55 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4818 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kucera -
 Albania
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Damaged by an Italian Fiat G.50 over Kucera, Albania but landed safely in Greece. No fatalities among the crew of three. Struck Off Charge as damaged beyond repair. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/4671): Sergeant G Furney, Sergeant G R Thistle: injured; Sergeant A Gordon, Sergeant F Levitt, Sergeant T Ingham-Brown, Sergeant A Maplesdon: uninjured; enemy action, Blenheim L4818, 55 Squadron, and Blenheim L8501, 84 Squadron, 22 December 1940".
It is presumed that the first three named crew were on board Blenheim L4818, and the latter three were on board Blenheim L8501
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. Air War Over Greece and Albania 1939-1941
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/4671: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16688769
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2008 21:23 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Oct-2011 10:49 | rvargast17 | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 17:42 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2019 23:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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