ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53278
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6321 |
| MSN: | YH-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 2 miles north of Oostende, West Flanders. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Blenheim V6321/Z: Took off at 14:00 hrs for a Anti-Shipping mission. 23/07/1941
Took off from RAF Manston for an operation against a convoy off Zuydcoote (département du Nord, France).
The aircraft was shot down by a Flak ship after attacking a tanker 2 miles north of Oostende.
Crew:
Sgt(R/58086) Henry Percival HARTRIDGE (Pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt (975773) Kenneth Buck MINTY (WOp) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (970558) Charles Douglas PHILLIPS (Obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl.
2.Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 June 1941 | V6321 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Watton, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 28 August 1941 | Z7452 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Watton, Norfolk, England | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2016 17:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:01 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2021 17:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 12:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Nov-2022 02:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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