ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287035
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 October 1941 |
| Time: | 15:33 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 82 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6146 |
| MSN: | UX-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Katwijk, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bodney |
Takeoff at 13:30 hrs local time for an anti-shipping operation to 'Beat 9'.
The aircraft was shot down by Oberfeldwebel Josef Ederer of the 3./JG 53, flying a Bf 109 F-4 from Katwijk airfield. The crew members are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Bruce Bertram Barber RAAF Aus/400456 [Killed] 29 years old
Observer : Pilot Officer Henry Hodsmyth Pibus RCAF J/5086 [Killed] 28 years old
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Edward William Paine RAFVR 1375140 [Killed] 21 years old
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5666
https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/Inhalt.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 19:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 21-Oct-2023 07:02 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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