ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229857
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 July 1940 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3847 |
| MSN: | DX-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Stavanger, Rogaland -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV R3847 (DX-P) 57 Squadron, RAF: Written off (presumed destroyed) when lost (Failed to Return) from combat operations. All three crew posted as missing, presumed killed. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/1048): "Blenheim R3847 lost in air operations over Stavanger Aerodrome, Norway, 9 July 1940. Sergeant S J Newcombe, Sergeant F G Mills and Sergeant T J Jervis: missing presumed dead"
A task force of seven Bristol Blenheim Mk.IVs (five from 21 Squadron, and two - R3847 and R3750 - from 57 Squadron) took off from RAF Lossiemouth at 08:00 on 9 July 1940, tasked with bombing targets in the Stavanger area, including Sola Airbase at Stavanger, Norway. All seven Blenheims were shot down by aircraft from JG.77, with the loss of seven aircraft and 21 crew. No survivors among the crew of Blenheim R3847
Crew of Blenheim R3847:
Sergeant Sydney James Newcombe, RAF 746922, aged 19 - posted 09/07/1940 as missing, presumed killed in action
Sergeant Frank George Mills, RAF 740119, aged 23 - posted 09/07/1940 as missing, presumed killed in action
Sergeant Terence James Jervis, RAF 551360- posted 09/07/1940 as missing, presumed killed in action
As no trace of Blenheim R3847 or its crew of three was ever found, they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980 p 24)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1048: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502914
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1077628/newcombe,-sydney-james/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1076881/mills,-frank-george/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1802084/jervis,-terence-james/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 May 1940 | L9245 | 57 Sqn RAF | 3 | Vogelenzangsebrug at Echteld, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2019 13:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Oct-2019 16:35 | juza7 | Updated [Operator] |
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