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Date: | Saturday 14 December 1940 |
Time: | 10:30 |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | L8514 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Araxos airfield. -
Greece
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Menidi (Tatoi) aerodrome |
Destination airport: | Araxos airfield |
Narrative:Blenheim L8514: Took off at 07:20 hrs for a Raid on Valona. 14/12/1940
Returning from a three Flight raid on Valona, bogged and tipped up on nose on landing at Araxos owing to fuel shortage. Engine failed, tipped up on landing & severley damaged and made serviceable by personnel,
Being left in Greece on retreat. owing to the unserviceable state of the landing ground.
Crew:
F/Lt (40885) Lindsay Basil “Buck” BUCHANAN DFC (pilot) RAF: OK
Sgt ???? W. STACK (Obs.) RAF: OK
Sgt (640059) George PATTISON DFM (WOp/AG) RAF: Ok
Sources:
1.Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
2.http://www.211squadron.org/1940.html
3.ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2009 11:49 |
JINX |
Added |
15-Dec-2014 19:55 |
Pepa |
Updated [Operator] |
26-Sep-2018 10:39 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |