ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143247
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| Date: | Sunday 30 June 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3870 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ecques, 9 km SSE of St-Omer, Pas- de-Calais. -
 France
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Blenheim R3870: Took off at 10:10 hrs for a Attack to Merville airfield 30/06/1940
One of three 107 Squadron Blenheims assigned to this raid (L9467, R3823 and R3870) which were all lost in the target area to Flak/AAA, with the loss of five crew, and the other four becoming PoWs.
Blenheim R3870: Shot down by Flak crashing at Ecques (Pas- de-Calais) 9 km SSE of St-Omer France.
Crew:
Sgt (552584) Holman Thomas DENISON (WOp/AG) RAF : Killed
Sgt (581031) Francis Adrian Samuel ROCHE (Obs) RAF - POW
S/Ldr (29178) Herbert PILLING (Pilot) RAF : Killed
Sources:
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/index.phpaustrhun/fiala.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Fiala_Ritter_von_Fernbrugg
1.AIR81/2334
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
4.Nepa VBS database
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