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Re: ID of crashed Blenheim, poss 30 SQ RAF in France?
Hello again Larry,
The code LY doesn't refer to 30 Squadron RAAF but to 1 Photographic Reconaissance Unit.
The wreckage on the picture is Blenheim V5376, shot up by Flak over Vlissingen (Flushing) and finished off by the Bf.109 of Fw Friedrich-Karl Bachmann, 3./JG52, on 14th April 1941. The Blenheim crashed at 12.24 hrs local time near Breskens. The three crew members were KIA and buried at Vlissingen.
It's a well-known picture and has been published before. Although not a 1940 matter, Wim would be pleased with this picture as this was taken in his region of interest!
Kind regards,
Hans Nauta
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