ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246967
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| Date: | Thursday 6 June 1940 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3692 |
| MSN: | BL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St Valéry-Abbeville -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton |
| St Valery sur Somme |
Took off from RAF Wyton at 08:15.
Possible claim by Lt Detlev Rohwer Stab I./JG3 - St Valéry-Abbeville at 10.00? (OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 74)
Force landed in the battle area and two of the crew were soon captured. although wounded, Plt Off Engstrom made his way to safety and was later admitted to RAF Hospital Uxbridge
Crew
Pilot: Pilot: 41687 Plt Off Vaughan Gothrik Welsby Engstrom (New Zealand) - Injured/Evaded
Observer: 580944 Sgt Michael Richardson Chouler - PoW/Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug/Stalag 357 Kopernikus PoW Number 739.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 626659 Sgt Donald Liddle - Admitted to hospital Stalag 9C Mühlhausen/PoW Number 33935/Repatriated.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R3692
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=2510
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2021 15:07 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Jun-2022 19:18 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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