Brantford, Ontario
18 Squadron (Animo Et Fide) Blenheim IV aircraft V 6060 "U" failed to return from an anti-shipping strike. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. There were three 18 Sqn aircraft lost on this date. Please see Sergeant H. MacAulay for information regarding aircraft V 6492 "P"
Newsome, Chester Douglas (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1941-November-19
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Parents: Son of Isaac and Florence Newsome, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Brantford, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
18 Sqn- Squadron
Base
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Observer
Service Numbers
R/70069
Canadian Virtual War MemorialCrew or Other Personnel
Blenheim V6060
Blenheim serial: V6060
(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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