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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 1939 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6150 |
| MSN: | RT-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Heligoland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
Blenheim N6150 /N : Took off at 11:10 hrs for Reconnassiance mission over Heligoland. 11/11/1939
Blenheim N6150 failed to return from a reconnaissance flight, reportedly collided in cloud with another aircraft of same squadron, Blenheim N6145. All three crew of Blenheim N6150 killed, along with the three crew of Blenheim N6145
Crew:
F/Lt (37605) Ronald Edward MILLS (pilot) RAF killed
Sgt (562505) Frederick William DOODEY (Obs.) RAF killed
AC1 (519664) Gilbert John Johnson (WOp/AG) RAF killed
Crew is commemorated at Runnymede Memorial; MILLS and DOODEY on panel 1, JOHNSON on panel 3.
Sources:
1. James J Halley, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/47: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142130
3. http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk/pages/rememb/ROH/18.htm
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1076899/mills,-ronald-edward/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/232359/doodey,-frederick-william/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1802131/johnson,-gilbert-john/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1940 | L9398 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 0 | Condé-Vraux airfield |  |
w/o |
| 19 August 1941 | V6366 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea 35 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 27 March 1942 | Z7276 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Djimat estate, Zeist, Utrecht | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2019 23:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Jun-2019 04:16 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 17-Jul-2024 10:58 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jul-2025 14:37 | MMR | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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