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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1940 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6203 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Manby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| RAF Manby |
Blenheim N6203. Takeoff for a Recco mission. 10/01/1940
Intercepted by Bf 110s of I./ZG 76 and badly damaged during an armed reconnaissance mission over the North Sea to the Skagerrak. Bullet holes in a wing, fuselage, tail plane, starboard engine, oil tank and a tyre.
Crash-landed on airfield RAF Manby , Lincolnshire on return at 14.15 hrs. Aircraft a write-off.
Crew:
P/O (41318) George Handley PEMBERTON (Pilot) RAF Ok
Sgt (580810) Kenneth Frederick QUARRINGTON (Obs.) RAF Ok
AC1 (540263) Robert Arthur ROBERTS (WOp/AG) RAF Ok
Sources:
Blenheim production list
ORB 110 Sqdn RAF
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2024 23:04 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 25-Jul-2024 09:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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