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| Date: | Thursday 11 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8597 |
| MSN: | DX-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Tangmere, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rosières-en-Santerre airfield (Fr.) |
| Roye-Amy airfield, Somme (Fr.) |
Blenheim L8597: Takeoff at 08:00 hrs for a Recco mission over NW Germany 10/01/1940
Stern frame damaged in a forced-landing at Tangmere, the crew having met fog en-route back to Roye-Amy airfield, Somme following a reconnaissance sortie over Germany the previous day. 11/01/1940
Aircraft was damaged but repairable.
Crew:
Sgt (564351) James Harold RICHARDSON (Pilot) RAF Ok
Sgt.(563957) Gordon Lumsden COCHRANE(Obs.) RAF Ok
AC.2 (625341) Frederick Ronald CONNOR (WOp/AG) RAF Ok
Sources:
Blenheim production list
ORB 57 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2024 10:03 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 23-Jul-2024 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator, ] |
| 26-Aug-2024 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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