Bristol Blenheim IV (R3764 LS-) on a mission to Dinant on 1940-07-29

On Tuesday, 30 July 1940, (a part of) the aircraft of the 15 squadron (RAF), took off for a mission to Dinant in France from a station (airfield) in or near Wyton.
One of the crew members was Flying Officer P F Eames. He departed for his mission at 15:50.
He flew with a Bristol Blenheim (type IV, with serial R3764 and code LS-). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Tuesday, 30 July 1940.

 Photo Gerrit Zijlstra

Day or Night of operation Operation Target 30 Jul 40 - Paderborn Factory Aircraft Mk Serial/Wnr. Call Sign Unit Air Force TO/t Airfield Bristol Blenheim IV R3764 LS-U 15 Sqdn RAF 1550 Wyton Time Cause of the Crash Crash Location Damage Province 2000 Shot down by Oblt. F. Eckerle of 6./JG 54 Crashed in the Schelde near Breskens   Zeeland Source Mag / Page Additional sources Chorley W.R., Bomber Command Losses 1939-1940 94 "En nooit was het stil I" p.67; "Blenheim Strike" p.250 for location and code / call-sign; SGLO losses '39-'41 for time; Archive F. Auwerda for cause

Function Mil Rank Ini Name Hon Mil reg Air Force Cemetery Grave Remark Pilot F/O. P.F. Eames     RAF Survived   pow Observer P/O. F.H. Jones   44074 RAF Breskens 20   Air gunner Sgt. P. Murphy   532831 RAF Runnymede Memorial 17

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