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| Date: | Thursday 4 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | V5566 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Blenheim V5566: Took off for a Training flight /navigation exercise. 04/06/1942
Missing. Presumed lost over the North Sea.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Gnani Nadaraja RAFVR 111471 (NCO:1380975 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 December, 1941) [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Frank Joseph Barker RAF 118716 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Eric Doman RAFVR 1256326 [Killed]
P/O Barker's body was washed ashore eight days after the aircraft was lost, and he rests at the Stamford Cemetery, United Kingdom (52.657706 / -0.489739); the other casualties are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2024 08:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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