ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228813
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| Date: | Sunday 2 June 1940 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P4919 |
| MSN: | OM-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| RAF Wattisham |
Blenheim P4919/J: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2 June 1940 when crash landed on return from a combat operation. All three crew survived, but one was injured. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/752): "Blenheim P4919 damaged by enemy action, 2 June 1940. Sergeant D S Harrison: injured"
Blenheim 4919: Took off at 03:46 hrs for an Bomb enemy troop columns and installations in the area of Gravelines, approximately 15 miles SW of Dunkirk. Badly damaged by Flak over the target area and crash landed at 07:00 hrs on return to RAF Wattisham. As stated above, aircraft a write off, but all three crew Ok.
Crew:
F/Sgt (563921) John Hart RATCLIFFE (pilot) RAF : Ok
Sgt (564156) Peter Joseph CROWLEY (obs.) RAF : Ok
LAC (527017) Denis Storr HARRISON (WOp/AG) RAF : injured
Sources:
1.Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2.National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/752: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502636
3.http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/107_squadron.html#0206
4.https://wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/allied/royalairforce/sqdview.php?pid=306
5.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 April 1940 | N6185 | 107 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 19 April 1940 | P4906 | 107 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
| 7 August 1941 | R3816 | 107 Sqn RAF | 2 | RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2019 20:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Sep-2019 20:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2019 20:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2019 20:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2019 17:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2019 16:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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