Flight of Blenheim I L6779 and Sergeant H D B Elsdon on 1940-07-18
On 1940-07-18, Pilot, navigator or other duty? H D B Elsdon (Sergeant, RAF) with servicenumber 743044 flew a Blenheim I with serial L6779 for this duty: Photo Recce. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Shot down over le Havre. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 236. The location for the map is le Havre, France. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Elsdon: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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