Date:	Monday 6 November 1939
Time:	11:11
Type:	Bristol Blenheim Mk I
Owner/operator:	57 Sqn RAF
Registration:	L1145
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	St.Johann, near Bad Kreuznach, 33 km SW of Mainz, Rhl.-Pfalz -   Germany
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Metz airfield (Fr.)
Destination airport:	Metz airfield

Narrative:
Blenheim L1145: Take-off at 10:30hrs for reconnaisance to Siegfried Line. 06/11/1939
Shot down by Bf109 at St. Johann, a municipality in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg near Bad Kreuznach, 33 km SW of Mainz, in Germany (at approximate Coordinates: 48°27′10″N 09°20′35″E)
It was reported that their Blenheim was shot down near Bad Kreuznach, south west of Mainz by Bf109 fighters. A Blenheim was claimed shot down near Saulheil-Kreuzbach at 11.11 hrs by Lt Frank-Werner Rott of 3/JG53,
Crew:
P/O (39890) Alexander Donald MORTON (pilot) RAF killed.
Sgt (514006) Geoffrey STORR (Obs.) RAF killed.
AC1 (543541) Frederick Albert TWINNING (WOp/AG) RAF killed.

Crew is buried at Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany.

1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/40: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/C14142123
3. http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=4882
4. https://57-630sqnassoc.org/57-1939/
5. https://www.cwgc.org.
6.Blenheim production list
7.ORB 57 Sqdn RAF

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 03:08	JINX	Added
25-Feb-2008 03:12	JINX	Updated
22-Jun-2008 21:47	JINX	Updated
26-Jun-2013 19:21	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ]
17-Jul-2013 19:55	JINX	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, ]
15-Dec-2014 10:56	Jixon	Updated [Operator, Location, ]
06-Oct-2018 15:23	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
03-Jun-2019 22:20	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
04-Jun-2019 04:13	stehlik49	Updated [Operator, Narrative, ]
25-Jan-2020 14:03	Uli Elch	Updated [Location, ]
22-Jun-2023 10:47	Richard	Updated
04-Jul-2023 14:28	Richard	Updated
16-Jul-2024 22:15	Nepa	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ]
26-Aug-2024 19:54	Nepa	Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
18-Sep-2024 10:16	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
11-Jul-2025 14:37	MMR	Updated [Narrative, ]