ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227839
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 53 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3596 |
| MSN: | PZ-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent |
| RAF Hawkinge, Kent |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV R3596 (PZ-D) 53 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22 May 1940 when damaged by ground fire (Flak/AAA) during combat operations. All three crew returned safely, but one was injured. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/483): "Blenheim R3596 crashed on landing, 22 May 1940. Leading Aircraftman A C Jeffrey, injured"
Took off from RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent on a Reconnaissance mission over the French/Belgian border. As stated above, badly damaged by Flak/AAA, but managed to stay airborne. Returned to RAF Hawkinge, but crashed on landing, injuring one of the three crew - LAC A.C. Jeffrey. The other two (un-named) crew were presumably unhurt, as there is no mention of them sustaining any injuries. Aircraft deemed "damaged beyond repair" due to battle and/or crash damage, and struck off charge.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1980 p 23)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/483: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502185
3. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/53_squadron.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1940 | T1940 | 53 Sqn RAF | 3 | Welplaat at Pernis, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2019 21:59 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Aug-2019 11:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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