ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53101
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 1941 |
| Time: | 12:05 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5875 |
| MSN: | RT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 130 km WNW of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
Mission : Anti-Shipping. Took off from RAF West Raynham at 07:45 hrs to patrol the eastern half of Beat 8. The aircraft was shot down by a Bf 110 E-1 'Zerstörer' of the 5./ZG 76 based at De Kooy airfield; crashed into the sea. The victory was credited to Oberfeldwebel Siegfried Göbel.
Two are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial; the pilot is buried in Harlingen General Cemetery:
Sgt C S Balzer RAAF (KIA)
Sgt H L Elliott RCAF (KIA)
Sgt V F W Slae (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1297A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Zerstoerergeschwader/ZG76.htm
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/?q=G%C3%B6bel
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 162.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 December 1940 | R3897 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | De Moer, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-May-2016 09:40 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 12:31 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-Apr-2020 07:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2020 07:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Apr-2020 07:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2020 07:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 11:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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