ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53208
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1941 |
| Time: | 19:37 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6236 |
| MSN: | RT-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / 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 1720 hrs to patrol Beat 9.
During a convoy attack, the aircraft was shot down by Zerstörer pilot Oberfeldwebel Siegfried Göbel of the 5./ZG 76, who was flying a Bf 110 from De Kooy airfield.
Flt Sgt Jones is buried Sage War Cemetery; the rest have no known graves.
Crew
Wg Cdr J L Nicol DSO (KIA)
Flt Sgt E T W Jones (KIA)
Fg Off H J Madden DFC (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1203&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
| 14 May 1940 | L9464 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Glaire-et-Villette, 3 km WNW of Sedan, Ardennes |  |
w/o |
| 2 June 1942 | V6337 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Westerschelde estuary near Cadzand, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2016 06:25 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 12:28 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Mar-2020 16:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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