ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53181
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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1941 |
| Time: | 19:55 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7447 |
| MSN: | YH-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea south of Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Blenheim Z7447/A: Takeoff at 17:41 hrs for an operation to Rotterdam docks. 28/08/1941
The aircraft was damaged by Rotterdam-based Flak & crashed off the Dutch coast. Pilot was still alive when a rescue craft reached the scene, but died shortly after being admitted to the Wilhelmina Hospital in Amsterdam.
Crew:
S/Ldr (33548) Richard Ashton SHUTTLEWORTH (Pilot) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (550208) Dennis John MACKAN (Obs.) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (552121) George BRITTAIN (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
3. Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941
4. CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 July 1941 | V6398 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Cherbourg Harbour. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-May-2016 17:00 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2017 18:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:01 | XindelX | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Mar-2020 16:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2020 10:16 | soucek56 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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