Den 9. 
    juli 1940 kl. 12.31 mistede BLE R3732 radiokontakt 
    til et andet fly, der også havde angrebet 
	Sola flyveplads 
    ved Stavanger i Norge. p011MACR 
	Se Bristol Blenheim. 
    Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift skriver:  
     
    "Seks Blenheims fra 21 BS og seks fra 57 BS 
    lettede kl 08:00. Lidt over kl. 11.00 angreb flyene Sola flyveplads ved 
    Stavanger og blev mødt af kraftig flak. 
    Umiddelbart efter angrebet blev formationen angrebet af
    Me110 og
    Bf109. Fire 
    Blenheims fra 21 BS og to fra 57 BS blev skudt ned over Skagerrak. Det 
    lykkedes den 34-årige W/C Leslie Clive Bennett at undslippe med sit fly 
    trods betydelige skader. Kl. 11:45 var W/ C Bennett i radiokontakt med et 
    andet fly, og han kunne berette, at hans skader
     
    var så omfattende, at han ikke kunne nå tilbage til 
    England, og at han ville forsøge en nødlanding på havet. Kinloss 
    vedligeholdt radioforbindelsen med W/C Bennett  
    indtil kl. 12:31. Trods intensiv eftersøgning 
    lykkedes det aldrig at finde spor efter flyet og 
    dets besætning. Liget af W/C Bennett blev fundet på Lønstrup strand den  
    28. september 1940, og umiddelbart efter blev han begravet på Lønstrup 
    kirkegård." (FT 89-32-4)Sergeant 
    Christopher James Burt var fra United Kingdom.   
    Hans navn 
    er på Panel 12 på the Runnymede Memorial blandt mere end 20.000 navne på flyvere, 
    der ikke har en kendt grav. (Kilde: CWGC) 
     
    1 flyver fra BLE R3732 blev begravet i Lønstrup. 2 
    flyvere har ingen kendt grav. 3 flyvere. 
  On 9 July 1940 at 12:31
    BLE R3732 lost radio contact to another plane that had 
    also attacked Sola Airfield 
    at Stavanger in Norway. 
    (Danish) Aviation Historical Review writes: 
     
    "6 Blenheims from 21 Squadron and 6 from 57 Squadron took off at 08:00. 
    Shortly after 11:00 the planes attacked Sola Airfield 
    at Stavanger and were met with heavy  flak. During the attack the formation 
    was attacked by 
    Me110s and 
    Bf109s. 4 Blenheims from 21 Squadron and 2 from 57 Squadron were shot 
    down over the Skagerrak.  W/C Leslie Clive Bennett, 34, managed to escape 
    with his plane in spite of considerable damage. At 11:45 Bennett had 
    radio contact to another
    plane. He reported  that the damage was so extensive that he would not be 
    able to make it back to England and that he would try to ditch at sea. 
    Kinloss kept radio contact with  W/C Bennett till 12:31. No trace of 
    the plane and its crew has ever been found in spite of intensive search. On 
    28 September 1940 the body of
    W/C Bennett was found washed ashore at Lønstrup and he was buried shortly 
    after in Lønstrup Churchyard." (FT 89-32-4) 
Sergeant Christopher James Burt was from 
the United Kingdom. 
He is commemorated on the  Runnymede Memorial, Panel 12, among more than 20,000
airmen who have no known grave. (Source:
CWGC) 
    	
He 
		is remembered on
		
		The Walls of Names at the 
		International Bomber Command Centre, Phase 2, Panel 139.    
1 airman from BLE R3732 
was buried in Lønstrup. 2 airmen have no known grave. 
See 
Blenheim and 
No. 21 Squadron RAF in 
Wikipedia.  
Blenheim IV R3732 YH-L  
 
took off from
RAF Lossiemouth at 
08:00 on 09 JUL 1940  (Source: 
Aircrew Remembered 
has 
this.)  3 airmen. 
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