ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305995
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6249 |
| MSN: | XD-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oulton, Norfolk |
Blenheim V6249: Took off at 07:58 hrs from RAF Oulton for a Anti-shipping Beat. 15/10/1941
The plane was lost without trace to enemy action during bombing operation Western Half of Shipping Beat 7.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Richard Thomas Stubbs RAF 42449 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer John Whitfield Bradley RAFVR 113428 (NCO:951063) [Killed] (NCO:951063 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 January, 1942)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Paterson Thom RCAF R/57928 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Blenheim production list
2. KEW: AIR81/9614
3. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 1940 | L9304 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | 5 miles north of Sheringham, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 24 September 1940 | T1794 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - English Channel. |  |
w/o |
| 14 October 1940 | R3671 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
| 22 January 1941 | T2435 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 3 | field near Oulton Suffolk, 2 miles WNW of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England | |
w/o |
| 7 April 1941 | L9386 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea, 25 km west of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 7 April 1941 | V5826 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Horsham St Faith, near Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 1 May 1941 | V6177 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 6 May 1941 | V6296 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Horsham St Faith, near Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 7 July 1941 | Z7424 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea 100 km west of Zandvoort, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 7 July 1941 | V6084 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 30 July 1941 | V6439 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea, 180 km north of Texel, The West Frisian Islands. | |
w/o |
| 30 July 1941 | V6266 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea, 180 km north of Texel, The West Frisian Islands. | |
w/o |
| 30 July 1941 | V6176 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 13 October 1941 | Z7297 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Horsham St Faith, near Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 13 October 1941 | Z7343 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Manston, Kent, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2023 06:49 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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