Date: 18/03/1941 | ||||||
Squadron Code: TR-V | ||||||
Serial Number: Blenheim IV V5533 | ||||||
Flight/Mission Details: | ||||||
Base: Marham The U/C collapsed at Marham following a heavy landing in mist on return from patrol. The landing caused a flare to catch fire which then ignited the bomb load destroying the Blenheim. No crew were killed. | ||||||
Crew Details: | ||||||
All crew survived:
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Source: C/C Losses - McNeill | ||||||
During WWII, the RAF used three-letter codes to identify their aircraft from a distance. Two large letters were painted before the roundel, which signified the squadron to which the aircraft belonged, and another letter was painted after the roundel which indicated the individual aircraft. Aditionally, there was the individual serial number for each aircraft, which was painted in a much smaller size, usually somewhere at the rear of the aircraft: (more) Codes used by RAF 59 Squadron: PJ Sep 1938 - Sep 1939 |