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Date: | Friday 1 August 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | Z9605 |
MSN: | GB-U |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mediterranean Sea, near Lampedusa island, Pelagie Islands. -
Italy
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Blenheim Z9605/U: Took off at 17:40 hrs for attack a ship in Lampedusa Harbour. 01/08/1941
The aircraft was hit by enemy anti aircraft fire over Lampedusa Harbour.
Crew:
F/Lt (87659) Arthur Benjamin BROADLEY DFC (pilot) RAFVR: POW
P/O (88659) Alistair Stewart RAMSAY DFC (Obs.) RAFVR: killed
Sgt (971254) Vernon Richardson MARSH (WOp/AG) RAFVR: POW
Sources:
1.AIR81/8020
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
4.POW list
5.Henk Welting's Database
History of this aircraft
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7 July 1941 |
V5502 |
105 Sqn RAF |
3 |
North Sea off Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland |
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w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Oct-2016 18:18 |
TB |
Added |