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Blenheim IV N6191 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com

Blenheim IV N6191

Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry

Date of Crash	30 Sep 40	Aircraft Name	Blenheim IV	Serial Number	N6191
Unit	107 Sqdn	Operating Airfield		Country
Aircrew details
Details	Took off 2030 From Wattisham but crashed almost immediately close to the Control Tower bursting into flames. Help quickly arrived at the scene and Sgt Walters was pulled out of the blazing wreckage by the Squadron Commander W/C L.
Source	Henk Welting's Database

Citation	AIR81 Casualty File Description	Link
AIR81/778	Pilot Officer K D Taute and Sergeant J R Waterhouse: injured; Blenheim N6191 damaged in air operations, 6 June 1940.	C14502387
AIR81/3565	Sergeant S Walters: died of injuries; Sergeant J E Merrett: killed; Sergeant A G Byron, Aircraftman T R Stevens, Leading Aircraftman R H Bessey, Leading Aircraftman J Clough, Aircraftman H H Trow: injured; aircraft exploded on the ground at RAF Wattisham, Blenheim N6191, 107 Squadron, 30 September 1940.	C16687663

Rank	Name, Number, Trade & Details	Date	Unit	Country	Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref
Sergeant	Jack Edwin MERRETT (520314) Pilot Blenheim IV N6191 AIR81/3565	1940-09-30	107 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Reading (Henley Road) Cemetery
Sergeant	Sidney WALTERS (626198) Wireless Op Blenheim IV N6191 AIR81/3565	1940-09-30	107 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Probus (Ss. Probus And Grace)

Thread	Post Text	Author
Aircraft Losses DB (Henks) Date Mismatches	Can the RAF Aircraft Serials database be amended? The headline date for the loss of Blenheim N6191 is 1 Oct 40: [URL]http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6191[/URL] but as per the references, it was actually lost on 30 Sep 40. Andy ....Read More.	Andy Marden on 27th November 2020 08:23:58

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