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| Date: | Monday 26 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2339 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Meskla, Crete -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 17 Fuka Main, Egypt |
Took off LG 17 Fuka Main, Egypt, as one of three aircraft to bomb Maleme airfield, Crete (Greece). Shot down by German Bf 109s
Crew:
566398 F/Sgt Neville Headley THOMSAS - killed - Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece
948583 Sgt Geoffrey Russell ADAMS - killed - Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece
936229 F/Sgt George Kenneth GRAINGER - killed - Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 63
2.AIR81/6651
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2025 12:37 | MMR | Added |
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