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| Date: | Monday 30 October 1939 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6224 |
| MSN: | XD-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Blenheim N6224/F: Takeoff at 10:26 hrs for a Recco mission over north-west Germany. 30/10/1939
Landed on RAF Wyton at 14:50 hrs. after being damaged by AA fire over Ganderkesee, west of Bremen, at approximately 14:00hrs. during a daylight reconnaissance sortie of the Weser estuary and an area west of Bremen in north-west Germany. Aircraft was damaged but repairable.
Crew:
Sgt (565189) Norman James PRICE (Pilot) RAF : Ok
Sgt (580570) Roy Joseph STANLEY (Obs.) RAF : Ok
AC2 Raymond James Pickering (WOp/AG) RAF badly wounded in his left arm and thigh.
Sources:
Blenheim production list
ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 May 1940 | N6223 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 1 | woods near Bois La Cassine, 16 km SSW of Sedan, Ardennes |  |
w/o |
| 14 May 1940 | L9179 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 2 | Laneuville-sur-Meuse, 2 km west of Stenay | |
w/o |
| 12 August 1941 | V5826 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Horsham St Faith, near Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2024 18:51 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
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