ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305345
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| Date: | Saturday 21 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6321 |
| MSN: | YH-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Watton, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
| RAF Watton |
Blenheim V6321/Z: Took off at 13:15 hrs for an Bombing attack St. Omer airfield. 21/06/1941.
Damaged by Me109s in the vicinity of St-Omer airfield /near Merville or NW of St. Omer at 13:36 hrs.
Made it home and landing Ok at base.
Crew:
P/O (67021) Howard WAPLES (pilot) RAF - Ok
Sgt (746891) Norman Joseph GIBLIN (Obs.) RAF - Ok
F/Sgt ???? PATTERSON (WOp/AG) RAF - Ok
Sources:
Blenheim production list.
1.AIR81/7058
2.CWGC
3.ORB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 July 1941 | V6321 | 21 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea 2 miles north of Oostende, West Flanders. |  |
w/o |
| 28 August 1941 | Z7452 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Watton, Norfolk, England | |
sub |
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