| 14 May 1940
139 Squadron
Blenheim IV. L9179. XD-
Op: Sedan.
Crew.
F/O. R H. de Montmorency +
Sgt. H B. Wallis +
LAC. V S G. Barrow inj
Took off Plivot. Crashed near Laneuville-sur-Meuse, on the left bank of the Meuse, 2 km west of Stenay, France. LAC. Barrow was reported to be in hospital at Angers (Maine-et-Loire).
Bomber Command Losses Vol 1 W R. Chorley.
The Meuse, Holland.
28 Blenheims to bomb bridges and German troops who were making a new break through on the River Meuse; 6 Blenheims lost. 6 further Blenheims to bomb road junction at Breda, no losses.
Bomber Command War Diaries. Middlebrook - Everitt.
__________________
On weald of Kent I watched once more
Again I heard that grumbling roar
Of fighter planes; yet none were near
And all around the sky was clear
Borne on the wind a whisper came
'Though men grow old, they stay the same'
And then I knew, unseen to eye
The ageless Few were sweeping by
Last edited by Peter Clare; 19-01-2008 at 07:36 PM.
|