ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53207
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1941 |
| Time: | 19:35 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6366 |
| MSN: | RT-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 35 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
Mission :Anti-Shipping. Took off from RAF West Raynham at 17:15 hrs. Lost in circumstance to 114 Squadron Blenheim V6236/RD-D.
During a convoy attack, the aircraft was shot down by Zerstörer pilot Unteroffizier Friedrich Potthast of the 5./ZG 76, who was flying a Bf 110 from De Kooy airfield.
Those who died are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew
Plt Off R U McCracken RNZAF (KIA)
Plt Off H R Bentley (KIA)
Sgt A Clague (POW)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1204&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
LW Claims by Michael Balss
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World war 1941 Page 123.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 1939 | N6150 | 114 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea, off Heligoland |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 27 March 1942 | Z7276 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Djimat estate, Zeist, Utrecht | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2016 07:54 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 12:32 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Mar-2020 16:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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