ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225978
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 April 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6185 |
| MSN: | OM-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
Blenheim N6185/J: Took off at 09:50 hrs for attack on Stavanger Airfield, Sola, Norway. 17/04/1940
The airport was attacked by six planes at 11:25 hrs. The planes they were under heavy AA fire. Then the formation was attacked by a group of enemy Bf109s.
Blenheim N6185 failed to return from air mission, all three crew posted as "missing presumed dead".
The aircraft likely crashed into the North Sea either on the way to or from the target area.
Possible claim by 1/ZG76 near Stavanger.
Crew:
F/O (39115) Trevor Victor POLTOCK (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (513936) David William EDMUNDS AFM (Obs) RAF - killed
AC1 '(625809) Frederick HARWOOD (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/150: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14141900
3. https://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/airframeprofile.php?FrameID=23155
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1804485/poltock,-trevor-victor/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/232768/edmunds,-david-william/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1799609/harwood,-frederick/
7. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/107_squadron.html
8. https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/blenheim/22353-N61851940-04-16.html
9. https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=43029
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 April 1940 | P4906 | 107 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
| 2 June 1940 | P4919 | 107 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 7 August 1941 | R3816 | 107 Sqn RAF | 2 | RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2019 20:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Jun-2019 21:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2019 05:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Dec-2020 21:10 | Glog | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2022 15:48 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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