ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19835
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| Date: | Saturday 18 November 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L6647 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wadi Sanam, 15 miles NW of Mashyakhat al-Irqa, Aden -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Khormaksar, Aden |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.1 L6647 of 8 Squadron, crash landed near Wadi Sanam, 15 miles NW of Mashyakhat al-Irqa, Aden (now Yemen), due to engine failure; crew survived crash, but killed by Bedouin Tribesmen
Crew of Blenheim L6647:
Pilot Officer (40538) Mervyn Osmond Howell (pilot) RAF - killed.
Pilot Officer (39826) Richard John Melville-Townsend (observer) RAF - killed.
AC.1 (541094) Alan Usherwood Smith (Wireless Op/Air Gunner) RAF - killed.
All three crew buried at Maala Cemetery, Al-Ma'ala, Aden, Yemen
Sources:
1. James J Halley, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1978 p 45)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/50: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142167
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?14818-Howell-Mervyn-Osmond-P-O-40538-Died-18-11-39-8-Sqd-Maala-Cemetery
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2194571/howell,-mervyn-osmond/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2194589/melville-townsend,-richard-john/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2194621/smith,-alan-usherwood/
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23494862/richard-john-melville_townsend
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2008 13:12 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2013 09:37 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 14:56 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 15:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2019 01:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2019 04:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2019 22:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2019 21:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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