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Date: | Monday 15 July 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RAF |
Registration: | L6597 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | the River Severn, Gloucestershire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Blenheim L6597: Took off for Training flight.15/07/1940
Crashed into the River Severn.
Crew:
P/O (42707) Frederick Cecil HARROLD (pilot) RAF : injured
P/O (77210) Patrick Sproule SIDNEY-SMITH (obs.) RAF : injured
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.AIR81/2393
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Jun-2024 20:37 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |