Davidson, Barry Anderson

Prisoner of War 1940-07-06

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Home: Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

18 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Base

RAF West Raynham

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

42699
PoW: 123

Took off from West Raynham in Blenheim Mark IV (Sqn code: WV- Bomber Command).

Aircraft crashed at Sangatte Beach, Sangatte near Calais, Pas-de-Calais - France

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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