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| Date: | Saturday 30 September 1939 |
| Time: | 03:50 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 53 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4840 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Villeneuve-les-Vertus airfield, Marne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Poix airfield (Fr.) |
| Villeneuve-les-Vertus airfield (Fr.) |
Blenheim L4840. Pilot accidentally retracted the undercarriage after landing at Villeneuve-les-Vertus airfield (Marne) at 03:50 hrs following a night reconnaissance sortie over Bremen, Osnabruck and Münster (Ger.) Aircraft was damaged but repairable, shipped back to the UK but later written-off.
Crew:
P/O (39799) James Alfred Avory READ (Pilot) RAF Ok
Sgt R.E. Clayton (Obs.) RAF Ok
AC1 (551244) Henry Arthur George FERRE (WOp/AG) RAF Ok
Sources:
Blenheim production list
ORB 53 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2024 22:54 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 19-Jul-2024 23:00 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Operator, ] |
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