ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16968
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 August 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Bristol Bombay Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 216 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L5849 |
| MSN: | SH.40 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tobruk -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Heliopolis, Alamza, Cairo, Egypt |
Lost 27.8.40 on combat operations over Tobruk. Libya
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/216_squadron.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 November 1941 | L5847 | 216 Sqn RAF | 1 | Tawīlat al Ghazālah, Nuqat al Khams, near Gazala | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2008 22:51 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2019 17:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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