Edmonton, Alberta
82 Squadron (Super Omnia Ubique) Blenheim IV aircraft V 6454 UX-Z crashed after hitting the ground in a turn, possibly due to an incorrectly set altimeter near Swaffham, Norfolk, England.
Sergeant J.M. Ambler (RAF)(Can), Pilot Officer K.H. Bottrill (RAF) and Sergeant J.M. Roberts (RAF) were killed. TSGNO states Sergeant Ambler was from Edmonton, Alberta, but CWGC notes his parents were English.
Ambler, John Milroy (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-February-16
Birth Date: 1915
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Home: Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
82 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Super Omnia Ubique Over all things everywhere
Base
RAF Cholavarum, India
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Observer
Service Numbers
1063675
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Blenheim V6454
Blenheim serial: V6454
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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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