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| Date: | Tuesday 20 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Air Defence Unit ATTD RAF |
| Registration: | BA162 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kano Daura Road, Kano -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed during a training exercise. All three occupants died.
RNZAF Sgt E Neve, Captain (Pilot) †
RAAF 403272 Flt Sgt R E Lambert, (Wireless Air Gunner) †
British Army : Lt Waddington, A H (PAX) 13th Brigade Recce Sqn, Hampshire Regiment. †
Those killed are buried in the Kano Township Christian Cemetery, Nigeria.
Sources:
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RC09125_008--1-.pdf
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/in-memoriam-those-air-force-pilots-crews-who-died-on-this-day-in-ww2.18267/page-40
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2015 09:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jun-2015 17:26 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 10-Feb-2017 11:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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