Took off in Blenheim Z9806 21 Sqn .
The crew: W/C William Ratray Selkirk RAF KIA Pilot Officer Frederick Clifford Ashley RAF KIA Flying Officer Sydney Phillips RCAF POW Aircraft crashed into the sea off the coast of Sicily.
Phillips, Sydney (Flying Officer)
Prisoner of War 1942-February-04
Birth Date: unkown date
Born:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
21 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Viribus Vincimus By strength with conquer
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
J/15185
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Blenheim Z9806
Blenheim serial: Z9806
(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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