ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52502
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| Date: | Sunday 23 February 1941 |
| Time: | 22:13 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2138 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 miles south-west off RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Blenheim T2138: Took off at 18:45 hrs for Night operational mission to Boulogne-sur-Mer (Fr.). 23/02/1941
When return at the night, the airplane was approaching to RAF Swanton Morley Norfolk, it crashed just of the airfield. The plane crashed at 22:13 hrs at 8 miles to SW of runway Swanton Morley airfield while trying to land.
Crew:
S/Ldr (37882) Cyril Sydney KEMP (Pilot) RAF - killed
P/O (82737) Peter MOODY (Obs.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:759186 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 20 August, 1940)
Sgt (759055) Alan LLOYD (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
A sharp eye can spot S/L Kemp's Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone on Google Earth Street View at St Michael's Church, Verwood GPS 50.877897 / -1.880817
Sources:
1.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
1.Kew:AIR81/5235
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4.Henk Welting's Database
5.Blenheim production list
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ341 was a B Mk IV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Nov-2009 11:44 | NePa | Updated |
| 08-Jan-2010 10:50 | NePa | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2012 14:09 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2014 11:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2014 17:44 | Giggatson | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 11:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2016 11:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2017 07:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2017 08:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 06:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2020 07:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2020 07:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Nov-2020 15:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2021 21:09 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2021 10:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jan-2022 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2022 18:12 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 15-Feb-2022 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 13:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2022 09:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Aug-2022 09:26 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2022 07:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Category] |
| 15-Sep-2022 07:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Sep-2022 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Operator] |
| 21-Sep-2022 16:47 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 21-Sep-2022 16:48 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Operator] |
| 21-Sep-2022 16:48 | Nepa | Updated [Country, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2022 08:25 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2023 06:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
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