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- Bristol Blenheim IV (R3768 LS-) on a mission to Lannion on 1940-08-13
Bristol Blenheim IV (R3768 LS-) on a mission to Lannion on 1940-08-13
On Monday, 12 August 1940, (a part of) the aircraft of the 15 squadron (RAF), took off for a mission to Laon in France from a station (airfield) in or near Wyton.
One of the crew members was Pilot Officer F G H Dench. He departed for his mission at an unknown time.
He flew with a Bristol Blenheim (type IV, with serial R3768 and code LS-). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Tuesday, 13 August 1940.
Information about aircraft who did not return from this mission can be found here. Information about the other crew members on this flight can be found at this website (Aircrew Remembered). This website also provides the flight information for this record.
One of the crew members was Pilot Officer F G H Dench. He departed for his mission at an unknown time.
He flew with a Bristol Blenheim (type IV, with serial R3768 and code LS-). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Tuesday, 13 August 1940.
Information about aircraft who did not return from this mission can be found here. Information about the other crew members on this flight can be found at this website (Aircrew Remembered). This website also provides the flight information for this record.
This record can also be found on the maps of Back to Normandy with Google coordinates. You can find the maps by clicking on this link on this location.
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