ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70937
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| Date: | Friday 18 April 1941 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5517 |
| MSN: | ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Wick, Caithness, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| RAF Wick, Caithness |
Blenheim V5517: Took off at 09:45hrs for Anti shipping strike off Norway. 18/04/1941
The plane was damaged by Flak fire from an armed escort vessel. WOP/AG was injured by a shrapnel grenade.
The aircraft landing at 14:15hrs in RAF Wick.
Crew:
Sgt (564969) Joseph Roy George RALSTON DFM (pilot) RAF - Ok
Sgt (521036) Sydney CLAYTON (obs.) RAF - Ok
F/Sgt (627077) John BROWN (WOp/AG) RAF - injured /died.
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
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 DK317 was a B Mk IV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2010 10:16 | NePa | Added |
| 07-Jan-2010 10:26 | NePa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2012 14:11 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2014 11:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2014 17:52 | Giggatson | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2014 17:53 | Giggatson | Updated [Phase] |
| 22-Jul-2015 11:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2016 11:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 08:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2019 14:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2021 17:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2021 15:51 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Sep-2021 20:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2022 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2022 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2022 18:12 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 15-Feb-2022 19:15 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Mar-2022 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 13:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2022 21:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2022 08:26 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2022 13:53 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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