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| Date: | Saturday 14 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2167 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - Red Sea -
 Eritrea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Port Sudan, Sudan |
Took off from RAF Port Sudan at 14:20hrs for a mission to bomb aircraft at Zula LG. 25 minutes prior to ETA the crew were heard over the radio. Failed to return.
Crew:
516354 Sgt Bleddyn Thomas HOPKINS - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 240
652398 Sgt Jean Charles HALL - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 240
751547 Sgt Robert Fraser MURRAY - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 24
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 34/35
2.AIR81/4565
3.https://aviationaoi.com/en/14-december-1940/
4.http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_visintini.htm
5.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2025 07:16 | MMR | Added |
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