ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53193
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 August 1941 |
| Time: | 14:27 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T7305 |
| MSN: | MQ-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 15 km WSW of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham |
| RAF Wattisham |
Mission : Anti-Shipping. Took off from RAF Wattisham at 1154 hrs. Hit by flak and crashed off IJmuiden Holland. Sgt Burdon is buried in Bergen General Cemetery; the rest have no known grave.
Crew
Sgt G V Smith (KIA)
Sgt S Burdon (KIA)
Sgt C C Topping RCAF (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1218&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 126.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2016 16:14 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 09:28 | XindelXL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2018 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Mar-2020 10:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Source] |
| 17-Jun-2022 11:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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