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Manchester L7294

Type : Manchester

Known information
February 1941	Joined No.97 Sqn.
09th April 1941	Attack on Kiel shipyards. Departed 21.14 (8th April). Returned 02.11. Crewed by Pilot Officer H S Blakeman DFM, Sergeant Hartley, Sergeant Canham, Sergeant J Dean, Sergeant Concannon and Sergeant Turner.
11th April 1941	Attack on German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at Brest. Departed 20.41. Returned 02.50. Crewed by Flight Lieutenant J G Sherwood, Sergeant Fletcher, Sergeant Williams, Sergeant Harvey, Sergeant Robertson, Sergeant S L Jones. Approaching the flare path on return to base, the Manchester was attacked by an enemy aircraft, but was undamaged.

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Manchester L7294
A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking their name.
Name	Info
Blakeman, H S Click the name above to see a profile of Blakeman, H S	Blakeman, H S
Canham, Click the name above to see a profile of Canham,	Canham,
Concannon, Click the name above to see a profile of Concannon,	Concannon,
Dean, J Click the name above to see a profile of Dean, J	Dean, J
Fletcher, Click the name above to see a profile of Fletcher,	Fletcher,
Hartley, Click the name above to see a profile of Hartley,	Hartley,
Harvey, D. J. Click the name above to see a profile of Harvey, D. J.	Harvey, D. J. Taken prisoner on 11th May 1941 when his Manchester Mk.I L7323 OF-A of No.97 Sqn ditched in the North Sea returning from an attack on Berlin.
Jones, S L Click the name above to see a profile of Jones, S L	Jones, S L
Robertson, Click the name above to see a profile of Robertson,	Robertson,
Sherwood, J G Click the name above to see a profile of Sherwood, J G	Sherwood, J G
Turner, Click the name above to see a profile of Turner,	Turner,
Williams, Click the name above to see a profile of Williams,	Williams,

Squadrons for : Manchester L7294
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Manchester L7294. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.97 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st December 1917 Fate : Disbanded 2nd January 1967 Straits Settlement Achieve your aim Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.97 Sqn RAF	No.97 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.

Aircraft type : Manchester
A profile page including a list of all art prints for the Manchester is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Manchester Click the name above to see prints featuring Manchester aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro	Manchester Full profile not yet available.

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