ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235809
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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 1942 |
| Time: | 02:14 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5635 |
| MSN: | RT-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Schönemoorer Dorfstraße road at Ganderkesee, Niedersachsen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Blenheim V5635/Q: Took off at 23:15 hrs for an Intruder operation to Vechta airfield. 25/07/1942
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight and hit by light Flak of the 4./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 163 and the leichte Flaktrupp 1./Flak-Regiment 42;
Crashed near Mönchhof-Mitteldorf at Ganderkesee at 02:14 hrs. 26/07/1942
Crew:
P/O (108.827) George Anthony STRASSER (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (109.054) Eric George Henry ALLEN (Obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1272100) John Christopher HARROLD (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
2.http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=V5635
3.https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/10329005
4.Blenheim production list
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 1942 | Z7700 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing. |  |
w/o |
| 17 April 1942 | Z7430 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 0 | Oosteinderweg 489, Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 27 April 1942 | T2430 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Pulham, south of Norwich, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2020 13:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
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