Blenheim L9325

[pilot05]

Hello,

I am looking for information about Blenheim L9325.
I think it crashed 21.05.1940, but where and who was the crew?

Thanks a lot

regards
pilot05

[Peter Cornwell]

Yes, lost on May 21, 1940. I have it recorded as follows:

18 Squadron, Watton Railway junction near Boulogne

Blenheim IV L9325. Failed to return from reconnaissance sortie over Douai – Arras – Amiens - Abbeville 12.00 p.m. P/O C Light, Sgt A. E. Craig, and Sgt G. Hawkins missing. Aircraft lost.
No trace of this crew was reported found and they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

[pilot05]

Hello Peter,
thanks for your quick reply.
These are the information I was looking for.

Regards
Martin

[Peter Cornwell]

Martin,

You are welcome. If anybody can determine (or speculate) where this crash was photographed I will be very pleased to hear from them. It is one of a number of such unresolved yet partially documented cases I have awaiting further attention.

[paul peters]

Peter,
Not much, I can not read the name of the place, but between brackets Belgien (Belgium) and Flak abgeschoszen=shot down by flak.
Paul

[BlenheimBuff]

Hello Peter,

I don't think I have any particular insight into your question of crash location other than the simple fact that when I looked at the caption written on the reverse of the photograph it looked something like '_ai_ville'. The flourish at the end of the name seems to be a peculiarity of the author's handwriting. Dainville is located just outside of Arras, on a vector towards Amiens, so perhaps that could be it. That obviously fails to explain why the author considered himself to be in Belgium at the time!

Regards,

Ian