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| Date: | Saturday 4 January 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 53 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R2773 |
| MSN: | PZ-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - English Channel -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Eval, Cornwall |
AIR81/4799 Blenheim IV R2773 C16688897
Blenheim R2773/V: Take-off at 15:30 hrs for bombing raid over Brest Harbour, France. 04/01/1941
The aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over Brest Harbour.
Blenheim R2773 was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109 in an attack on a enemy destroyer.
Crew:
P/O Philip Evelyn GIBBS (85234) pilot RAF missing believed killed
Sgt Hilbert George William MARTIN (744964) WOp/AG RAF killed
Sgt Henry Stoward WALL (751254) Obs. RAF killed
Sources:
AIR81/4799 - Blenheim IV R2773 - C16688897
Blenheim production list
ORB 53 Sqdn RAF
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2024 07:48 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 08-Nov-2024 10:43 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator, ] |
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