ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266878
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6225 |
| MSN: | YH-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea Schelde estuary, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Blenheim V6225/W: Took off at 14:00 hrs for an anti-shipping operation. 23/07/1941
The aircraft was shot down by a Flak ship during an attack on a tanker in the mouth of the Schelde.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Howard Waples DFC RAFVR 67021 [Killed] (NCO:745471 Commission Gazetted : Friday 13 June, 1941)
Observer : Sergeant Norman Joseph Giblin DFM RAFVR 746891 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur William Handley RAFVR 755236 [Killed]
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl.
2.Blenheim production list
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 July 1941 | V6396 | 21 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Hochdonn, Schleswig-Holstein. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 17:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Jul-2023 06:56 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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