Montreal, Quebec
484 Squadron (Scorpiones Pungunt). Warrant Officer Bumstead was killed when the pilot of Blenheim aircraft T 2394 tried to land in a dust storm at RAF Gambut, Libya. They hit an escarpment and the bomb load blew up.
Bumstead, Charles Harold (Warrant Officer 2)
Killed in Action 1941-12-20
Birth Date: 1914-October-14
Born: Montreal Quebec
Son of Bertie Novello Bumstead and Emily Eva Evans Bumstead, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
Home: Montreal, Quebec
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
84 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Scorpiones Pungunt Scorpions sting
Base
RAF Gambut, Libya
Rank
Warrant Officer 2
Position
Warrant Officer 2
Service Numbers
R/56174
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Bristol Blenheim
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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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