ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224283
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Date: | Thursday 24 April 1941 |
Time: | 23:37 LT |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 54 OTU RAF |
Registration: | L1297 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Church Fenton airfield, North Yorkshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Blenheim L1297: Took off for Night Training flight. 24/04/1941
At low level over the airfield, the aircraft was hit by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Völker of the 3./NJG 2, who was flying a Do 17 Z-10 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
The pilot, managed to land the aircraft back on the airfield. Crashed in forced landing near RAF Church Fenton, but it was later declared damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt (1160056) George William ATTENBOROUGH (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york41/l1297.html http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york41/apr41.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Church_Fenton Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Apr-2019 07:17 |
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