ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53260
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Saturday 2 August 1941 |
| Time: | 14:16 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6026 |
| MSN: | UX-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km WSW of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bodney, Norfolk |
Blenheim V6026/M: Took off at 13:15 hrs to patrol Beat 9. /Anti-Shipping patrol. 02/08/1941
Shot down by ship's Flak off Den Helder.
Crew:
W/Cdr (74652) Kenyon Oswald BURT DFC (Pilot) RAFVR - Killed (Burried: Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands)
F/Sgt (755911) Angus Douglas Willis CURR DFM (WOp/AG) RAF - Killed (Burried: Esbjerg Gravlunden I Fovrfeld, Denmark)
Sgt (937599) William Thomas ELLIS DFM (Obs.) RAFVR - Killed (Burried: Kiel, Germany)
Sources:
1.Blenheim V6026 AIR81/8011.
2.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft
3.Royal air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 107.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-May-2016 18:30 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 13:56 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2020 10:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 17-Jun-2022 11:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Oct-2022 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Mar-2024 16:41 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation