ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16942
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| Date: | Saturday 19 October 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol Bombay Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 216 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L5816 |
| MSN: | SH.9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Libyan Desert, en route to Benghazi -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Heliopolis, Alamza, Egypt |
| RAF Heliopolis, Alamza, Egypt |
Bristol Bombay Mk.I L5816 ("SH-B") 216 Squadron: Written off (destroyed) 19.10.40: The crew was engaged on a raid to Benghazi when the accident occurred in unknown circumstances. All five crewmen were killed.
Crew (216 Squadron):
Flight Lt Edward Lionel Cullimore (Service Number 39860, aged 21),
Pilot Officer Lyon Curtis Quick (Service Number 42322, aged 27)
L/AC William Robert York (Service Number 549748, aged 21)
L/AC Rolfe Vivian Minton (Service Number 236755, aged 26)
LAC John Campbell Perrie (Service Number 530039, age unknown)
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
2. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?85727-Bombay-L5816-of-216-Squadron
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-bristol-130-bombay-i-near-benghazi-5-killed
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/historic-aviation/87809-bombay-l5816-of-216-squadron
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1536369/cullimore,-edward-lionel/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1282276/quick,-lyon-curtis/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1283147/york,-william-robert/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1810858/minton,-rolfe-vivian/
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1282164/perrie,-john-campbell/
10. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235031196-bristol-bombay-can-anyone-id-these-aircraft-their-colours/
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2008 14:19 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Oct-2011 04:37 | rvargast17 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2019 20:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2019 17:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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