ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191000
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| Date: | Friday 1 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9605 |
| MSN: | GB-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, near Lampedusa island, Pelagie Islands. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Blenheim Z9605/U: Took off at 17:40 hrs for attack a ship in Lampedusa Harbour. 01/08/1941
The aircraft was hit by enemy anti aircraft fire over Lampedusa Harbour.
Crew:
F/Lt (87659) Arthur Benjamin BROADLEY DFC (pilot) RAFVR: POW
P/O (88659) Alistair Stewart RAMSAY DFC (Obs.) RAFVR: killed
Sgt (971254) Vernon Richardson MARSH (WOp/AG) RAFVR: POW
Sources:
1.AIR81/8020
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
4.POW list
5.Henk Welting's Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 September 1940 | T1894 | 105 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea 15 km west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 7 July 1941 | V5502 | 105 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2016 18:18 | TB | Added |
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