ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53182
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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1941 |
| Time: | 20:02 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 88 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7445 |
| MSN: | RH-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | the slaughterhouse at Schiedam, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Attlebridge |
| RAF Attlebridge |
Mission : Schiedam, Wilton Feyenoord shipyard. Took off from RAF Attlebridge at 1739 hrs. Crashed at Schiedam in the target area, due to Flak. All are buried in the Rotterdam Crooswijk General Cemetery. Fg Off Alexander, son of Major General R O Alexander of Victoria BC was awarded a medal of the Royal Humane Society for saving a life at sea:
Fg Off J O Alexander (KIA)
Flt Sgt A J Hardy (KIA)
Flt Sgt J L Briggs (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1228&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 128.
Images:
Wreckage of the Bristol Blenheim IV with serial number Z7445 and hull code RH-M of the 88 Squadron of the RAF at the slaughterhouse in Schiedam. The aircraft was shot down in the evening of 28 August 1941 by the German Flak. The three crew members were killed in the crash and are buried in Rotterdam. Collection Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-May-2016 16:42 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 15:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2019 18:01 | CeesvanGiezen | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2020 16:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2020 17:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Accident report, Photo] |
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