ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191982
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| Date: | Saturday 21 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | V5433 |
| MSN: | EE-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grunay Island, Out Skerries, Shetland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sumburgh |
Upon returning from a surveillance mission over Norway, the plane came under attack. The pilot performed a ditch landing, but upon landing a fire broke out and the crew died in the crash.
Flt Sgt Charles Douglas Grant Brown , R/67587 Pilot, RCAF.
Flt Sgt James Henry Oliver R/64236, Observer, RCAF.
Sgt Thomas William Coy , 992775, W/Op / Air Gnr., RAFVR.
Sources:
http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/blenheim_grunay-island.htm
ORB 404 Sqdn RCAF
https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2016 10:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Dec-2017 17:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 12-Feb-2018 09:28 | XindelXL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Dec-2019 18:33 | tachel | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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