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| Date: | Saturday 25 May 1940 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8734 |
| MSN: | YH-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kezelberg, near Moorsele, 8km SSW of Roeselare, West Flanders. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Blenheim L8734/P: Took off at 15:30 hrs to bomb the strategic bridge at Lys. Northern France. 25/05/1940.
Shot down by enemy Flak during an attack on pontoon crossings between Menin and Courtrai at 18:00 hrs.
Crashed at Kezelberg, near Moorsele (West-Vlaanderen), 8 km South South West of Roeselare, Belgium.
Crew:
Sgt (509523) Harold ROWSON (pilot) RAF - POW
Sgt (528054) Arthur Knightley Roland KEATES (Obs) RAF - killed
LAC (548680) Donald Vincent CLEAVER (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 59)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/563: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502014
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2252914/cleaver,-donald-vincent/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2252917/keates,-arthur-knightley-roland/
5. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/21_squadron.html#25
6. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=8435
7. http://www.belgians-remember-them.eu/crash-wvl-moor.php
8. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorsele
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2019 23:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Aug-2019 05:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-May-2022 05:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2022 17:24 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2022 21:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Nov-2022 21:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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