Thread: Blenheims losses July 1941
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Old 3rd January 2008, 20:03
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Re: Blenheims losses July 1941
The Blenheim lost on the 17th July was P4832 of the Special Duty Flight, that Lt Hans Schneider of Erg / JG2 shot down off Cherbourg at 15.10 hrs.

It ditched in the sea and the two crew FL/t Douglas Rayment & Sgt Sadler got on to the wing but they were never rescued and are presumed to have drowned.

I have researched the loss of P4832 and believe that this was the only Blenheim lost on 'ops' on 17th July and that the other Blenheim by Erg/ JG2 was a duplicate of the same aircraft, possibly by Schneider's wingman?
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