Pennington-Legh, Alan William

Killed in Action 1943-06-01

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Birth Date: 1918

Born:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

11 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ociores acrioresque aquilis Swifter and keener than eagles

Base

Rank

Wing Commander

Position

Wing Commander

Service Numbers

37687

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11 Squadron (Octores Acrioresque Aquilis). Blenheim IV aircraft Z 7912 failed to return from operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. W/C Pennington-Legh had flown with 238 and 232 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Blenheim Z7912

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Wing Commander Pennington-Legh, Alan William (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-June-01
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Bristol Blenheim

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