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Date: | Wednesday 24 September 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | Z9599 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | the Misurata/Benghazi road. -
Libya
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Little or no information is available |
Narrative:Blenheim Z9599: Took off at 14:05 hrs for on operational patrol between Misrata, Libya and Beirut, Syria. 24/09/1941
The plane was shot down by AA fire during attack on truck convoy on the Misurata/Benghazi road.
Crew:
S/Ldr (41227) Theophilus John Scott WARREN DFC (pilot) RAF : killed
F/O (88022) John Terence WATERFALL (Obs.) RAFVR : killed
P/O (88021) William Edgar LAW (WOp/AG) RAFVR : killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/9245
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
4.Henk Welting's Database
5.CWGC
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Mar-2020 15:20 |
Cobar |
Added |
15-Mar-2020 15:54 |
Cobar |
Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |