Birth Date: 1917
Born:
John S. B. & Isabella Cheyne, of Aberdeen.
Home: Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
14 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise
Base
Eritrea, East Africa
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
613598
Ottawa, Ontario
14Sqn, Eritrea, East Africa.
Blenheim Mk IV T-2061, during an attack on Ottumlo aerodrome was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Massawa, Eritrea, East Africa. Hit in an engine, the aircraft force landed north of Massawa.
Killed: Cheyne died of wounds four days later on 1940-09-25.
POWs: F/Lt Norman George Birks RAF POW camp not listed. Sergeant John P Gillhespy RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria.
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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