| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 10038 |
| Military Code: | XD-A |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bristol 142 Blenheim |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bristol 142M/149/160 Blenheim/Bolingbroke/Bisley |
| Aircraft Version: | Bristol 149 Bolingbroke Mk4T |
| C/n (msn): | [ 9895 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Brussels / Military Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Collection: | Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire / Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis |
| Photo Date: | 5 June 2015 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 23382 |
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Actual RCAF serial, 9895. Although wearing Canadian serial 10038, the aircraft is otherwise painted as RAF Blenheim Mk.IV L9416 of No 139 Sqn. Based at Plivot in France, L9416 was shot down by Bf 109s during a mission against a German column on the Maastricht - Tongeren road on 12 May 1940. The crew survived. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 November 2017, and has since been viewed 242 times. |