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Re: A Blenheim shot down in Crete by friendly fire on April 28, 1941
Hello,
See also:
7-5-1941
No.203 Sqn.
Blenheim IV T2072:'M'
Op: Mosul.
Took off 0520, Habbaniyah/Dhibban to strafe Luftwaffe aircraft at Mosul airport. Crashed 42km S of Mosul, probably brought down by ground fire. The pilot and observer were captured by the French in Syria, but subsequently released by advancing British forces. Sgt Oultram is buried in Mosul War Cemetery.
F/O P N Gordon-Hall - PoW
Sgt C Poole - PoW
Sgt I B Oultram +
See: BLME1/59
Col.
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