ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227506
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| Date: | Thursday 25 July 1940 |
| Time: | 02:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 53 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3836 |
| MSN: | PZ-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee S of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Detling, Kent |
Operation - anti-shipping.
Crashed under unknown circumstances, mud flats "Koffeeboonenplaat", south of Terschelling.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. D.B. Starky NZ41752 RNZAF / Runnymede Memorial 20 - from New Zealand
Observer Sgt. H.W. Hunt 580545 RAF / Jonkerbos 8 J 6 - initially buried Ballum Ameland
Wo ag Sgt. B. Moriarty 615346 RAF / Runnymede Memorial 17 - from Republic of Ireland; Panel 17
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0753B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 May 1940 | R3691 | 53 Sqn RAF | 0 | near St. Omer, Pas de Calais |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2019 14:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Jul-2019 14:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 26-Jul-2019 11:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 00:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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