ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189398
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| Date: | Sunday 25 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3707 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Ameland Island -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Blenheim R3707: Took off at 14:05 hrs on an Anti-shipping mission to The Dutch coast. 25/05/1941
The aircraft was after attacking a enemy convoy position 53. near the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O (60816) George Eric Joseph RUSHBROOKE (pilot) RAF: killed
Sgt (969371) George Eric GREEN (Obs.) RAFVR: killed
Sgt (946264) Stanley PARR (WOp/AG) RAFVR: killed
Sources:
1.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
2.Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941
3.Blenheim production list
4.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
5.AIR81/6617
6.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2016 17:45 | TB | Added |
| 21-Dec-2019 18:10 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
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