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Bennett, Richard Henry Montague MiD (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1940-June-30

Birth Date: 1919 (age 21)

Son of Harry Montague Bennett and Jean Claire Bennett, of Blairmore, Alberta.

Home: Blairmore, Alberta

Decorations: MiD


Mentioned in Dispatches
Service
RAF
Unit
107 Sqn- Squadron
Rank
Pilot Officer
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
41656
107 Squadron (Nous Y Serons). Unescorted Blenheim IV aircraft R 3823 OM-S was shot down by enemy fighter aircraft during daylight operations. Pilot Officer RHM Bennett MiD (RAF)(Can), Sergeant DS Harrison (RAF), and Sergeant AB Langford (RAF) were killed.

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Burial
Google MapWittes Churchyard
Grave 1

Blenheim R3823

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

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last update: 2021-10-05 20:09:43

Blenheim Mk. lV R3823



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