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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1940 |
| Time: | 12:57 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P4859 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea 200 km north of Terschelling. -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Blenheim P4859: Takeoff at 10:15 hrs for a Recco mission over the North Sea to the Skagerrak. 10/01/1940
Shot down 12:57hrs by Me110s into the North Sea 200 km N of Terschelling by Hptm Falck 2.
Shot down by Bf 110s of I./ZG 76 during an armed reconnaissance mission over the North Sea to the Skagerrak at approximately midday. Aircraft a write-off.
Crew:
Sgt (564212) John Henry HANNE (Pilot) RAF : missing believed killed
Sgt (524733) George Llewelyn WILLIAMS (Obs.) RAF : missing believed killed
AC1 (540323) Edwin VICK (WOp/AG) RAF : missing believed killed
Sources:
Blenheim production list
ORB 110 Sqdn RAF
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2024 22:53 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 25-Jul-2024 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jul-2024 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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