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Date: | Friday 4 December 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk V |
Owner/operator: | 614 (County of Glamorgan) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | BA869 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Beja, Gouvernorat de Béja -
Tunisia
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Canrobert, Algeria |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Blenheim BA869/N: Took off at 15:15 hrs from RAF Canrobert to a Souk el Arba. 04/12/1942
From Souk el Arba took off to attack Robb aerodrome 14km north of Chouigui. Almost certainly was shot down by Bf 109 fighters. The aircraft crashed near Beja and burnt out.
Crew:
P/O (111.260) Cyril Hollingsworth GEORGES (pilot) RAFVR : killed
F/Sgt (1105584) John TAYLOR (Obs.) RAFVR: killed
Sgt (1306064) William Morton SORBIE (WOp/AG) RAFVR: killed
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.ORB 614 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
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