Toronto, Ontario
17 Operational Training Unit, Upwood, England. BROTHER to Thomas Ridley Mitchell. Blenheim aircraft L 7817 dived into the ground during the landing approach and crashed at the Village of Abington Pigotts, England. One airman, not Canadian, was also killed.
Mitchell, Albert Ardagh (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-January-29
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Son of Albert Cripps Mitchell and Marguerite Ridley Mitchell, of Toronto, Ontario. His brother, Thomas Ridley Mitchell, also died on service.
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
17 OTU- Operational Training Unit
Base
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Flight Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/105365
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Blenheim L8718
Blenheim serial: L8718
(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
Bristol Blenheim Bomber
Bristol Blenheim
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