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Date: | Thursday 23 July 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn SAAF |
Registration: | Z7763 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mount Kenya -
Kenya
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Nanyuki |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Undergoing flying training in Kenya, the flight did not return from a across country navigational exercise. The wreck of the aircraft, and the remains of the four crew members, were discovered against Mount Kenya in 2002. Positive identification of the remains took place in 2003.
The four victims .
•205413 Second Lieutenant Charles Herbert Allen SAAF killed
•84626 Second Lieutenant Hendrik Jacobus Petrus (”Bokkie”) Lemmer SAAF killed
•208765 Air Sergeant Simon Eliastam SAAF killed
•97793 Air Sergeant Llyod Murray SAAF killed
Sources:
AVCOM at
http://avcom.co.za/phpBB3//phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=178306 Request posted by: Maj Gen (Rtd) Gert Opperman
Chairman Ebo Trust
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gertopperman5@gmail.com Mobile: +27 83 300 4580
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See also: Wikipedia at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_Squadron_SAAF http://themess.net/forum/military-history/203360-1942-blenheim-bomber-crash-mount-kenya-the-recovery Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Aug-2016 10:07 |
IamDruid |
Added |
09-Dec-2016 13:04 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
12-Feb-2018 09:46 |
XindelXL |
Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
19-Feb-2018 17:12 |
Red Dragon |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
20-Feb-2018 16:42 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport] |