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Re: Blenhiem P4827
Hello Stig,
P6902 is recorded in the No.114 Squadron ORB (AIR27/882) as the No.139 Squadron aircraft lost on 14 May 1940 with its crew of POWER, STUART-HARRIS, & PARKER (all of 139). I am aware that the aircraft Movement Cards record this serial as missing with No.139 Squadron on the following day as reflected in Halley's RAF Serials (1978) but I am not aware of any sorties flown by either No.114 or No.139 Squadrons on that date.
P6920, on the other hand, was allocated to No.114 Squadron and simply recorded as 'Lost in France in May 1940'. According to the ORB (AIR27/882) it flew an early morning reconnaissance between Montcornet - Rumigny - Aubigny on 16 May 1940 piloted by F/L MAUDE so it survived at least that long. It may well have been among the surviving squadron aircraft transferred to No.18 Squadron when No.114 Squadron finally evacuated Vraux on 18 May 1940 ?
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5th April 2011, 11:20
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