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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7320 |
| MSN: | XD-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oulton, Norfolk |
Blenheim Z7320: Took off at 07:58 hrs from RAF Oulton for a Anti-shipping Beat. 15/10/1941
The plane was lost without a trace over the North sea during bombing oper. Western Half of Shipping Beat 7.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Thomas Roy Paxton RAFVR 78452 (NCO:751049 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 April, 1940) [Killed]
Pilot Officer Herbert Mitchell Clarke RAFVR 100064 (NCO:1177576 : Commission Gazetted Friday 25 July, 1941) [Killed]
Flying Officer Royston Charles Holloway RAFVR 84890 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 October, 1940) [Killed]
Sources:
1. Blenheim production list
2. KEW: AIR81/9614
3. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2023 06:51 | Rob Davis | Updated |
| 07-Apr-2024 15:22 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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