ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305294
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| Date: | Saturday 26 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6338 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Blenheim V6338: Took off at 07:05 hrs for a Anti shipping patrol between Schiermonnikoog island and Vlieland. 26/04/1941
Crew missing, believed to have been killed enemy flak, during attack.
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander George Arthur Bartlett DFC RAF 32071 [Killed]
Observer : Flying Officer Arthur Frederick Stapley Winder RAFVR 82738 (NCO:747952 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 August, 1940) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Peter Kershaw Eames DFM RAF 626196 [Killed]
Sources:
1. AIR81/6079
2. ORB
3. CWGC
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2024 06:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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