ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253825
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Date: | Saturday 4 May 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | 59 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | L4857 |
MSN: | TR-? |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Poix-en-Picardie airfield. -
France
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Poix airfield |
Narrative:Blenheim L4857, 59 Squadron, aircraft accident, Poix, France, 4 May 1940.
Crashed and burned out attempting night overshoot at Poix.
Crew:
P/O (41145) Gordon Owen ARSCOTT (Pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (560547) George Harrison BARFORD (Obs) RAF - killed
AC2c ( 619761) Peter William FROOM (Wop/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
AIR81/2056 / C16471493
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
12 May 1940 |
N6169 |
59 Sqn RAF |
0 |
near Renaix, |
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min |
14 May 1940 |
N6173 |
59 Sqn RAF |
3 |
Missing near Neerwinden, Flemish Brabant |
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mis |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Apr-2021 20:44 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
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