MacDonald, Don

Prisoner of War 1940-06-11

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

21 (B) Sqn- Squadron

Base

France

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

42243
PoW: 115

Took off from Bodney at 17:00 in Blenheim Mark IV (Sqn code: YH- Bomber Command).

Shot down during the evening at St-Aubin-sur-Scie. Abandoned aircraft, landed heavily on concrete road

In Enemy Hands - Canadian Prisoners of War 1939-45

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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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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