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| Date: | Monday 12 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 39 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8402 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berbera Airfield, British Somaliland -
 Somalia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
In the morning on 12 August 1940 three Blenheims from 39 Squadron attacked Italian guns in the Darboruk area. Over the front a CR.32 flown by Veronese attacked the leading bomber, but Flight Sergeant Thomas in the third Blenheim (L8402/XZ-N), saw this, jettisoned his bombs and attacked. Veronese made a head-on attack on this aircraft, the observer, 23-year-old Sergeant Geoffrey Mortimer Hogan (RAF no. 521035) being killed and Thomas badly wounded in the right shoulder. Stemming the flow of blood with a handkerchief, he managed to reach Berbera, 40 miles away, and crash-land; he subsequently received a DFM for this courageous action. The wireless operator/air gunner, Corporal Wintle escaped uninjured.
Veronese was also slightly wounded in this encounter.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas (pilot) RAF injured.
Sgt (521035) Geoffrey Mortimer Hogan (Wop/Obs) RAF killed.
Cpl Wintle (Wop/AG) RAF OK.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2008 19:59 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 17:17 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 04:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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