ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171126
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5595 |
| MSN: | YH-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off Gravelines, departement Nord, 25 km SW of Dunkirk. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Blenheim V5595/P: Took off at 11:15hrs on an anti-shipping operation. 18/07/1941
It was shot down off Gravelines by Navy flak. Wreckage brought ashore by the Germans.
Crew:
Sgt (915235) Sgt John Rupert Matland KEMP (pilot) RAFVR - POW
Sgt (759244) Ernest Albert GOOLD (obs) RAFVR - POW
Sgt (650186)Sgt. Frederick Jack SOAL (WOp/AG) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
1.https://www.manstonhistory.org.uk/timeline/
2http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk
3.Blenheim production list
4.ORB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1940 | L8734 | 21 Sqn RAF | 2 | Kezelberg, near Moorsele, 8km SSW of Roeselare, West Flanders. |  |
w/o |
| 8 June 1940 | L9023 | 21 Sqn RAF | 3 | Le Mesge, 13 miles NW of Amiens, Somme, Hauts de France. | |
w/o |
| 24 May 1941 | V5595 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Watton, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 12 August 1941 | V5874 | 21 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2014 14:05 | Oezil 007 | Added |
| 10-Nov-2014 14:29 | Fort Knox | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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