New Westminster, British Columbia
500 County of Kent Squadron (Quo Fata Vocent). Blenheim aircraft did not return from an anti-shipping operation. Two crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed.
Sipprell, William John (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1941-November-04
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Parents: Son of Lloyd L. and Margaret B. Sipprell, of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: New Westminster, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
500 Sqn- Squadron
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
43047
Canadian Virtual War MemorialCrew or Other Personnel
Blenheim Z5959
Blenheim serial: Z5959
(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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