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| Date: | Thursday 8 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8665 |
| MSN: | BQ-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel near the harbour Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Blenheim L8665/A: Took off for a Operational patrol. 08/08/1940
Blenheim L8665 appeared through the clouds over Manston, on fire and fell into sea near the harbour.
All crew killed. They had been attacked by a Bf 109 of Oberleutnant Gerhard Schopfel of JG. 26.
Crew:
F/O (70266) Dennis Neve GRICE (Pilot) RAFVR - killed (cremated at Charing Crematorium, Kent)
Sgt (801399) Francis John KEAST (obs) RAFVR - killed. (buried in Whitstable cemetery)
AC1 (628804) John Benjamin William WARREN (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed (His body was washed up on French coast and he is buried in Calais Southern Cemetery)
Sources:
1.https://www.manstonhistory.org.uk/timeline/
2.Blenheim production list
3.AIR81/1277
4. https://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/GriceDN.htm
5. https://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Keast.htm
6. https://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/WarrenJBW.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2024 21:04 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 09:57 | MMR | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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