ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53284
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| Date: | Saturday 19 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7439 |
| MSN: | GB-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
| RAF Swanton Morley |
Blenheim Z7439: Took off at 11:22 hrs. for a operational sortie to Hague.19/07/1941
Successfully dropped all four bombs along the stern of a 4000 ton vessel in the face of very heavy Flak. The ship exploded and debris was blown high into the air. The plane crashed into the sea off Scheveningen Holland.
Crew:
Sgt (929616) Victor Gordon FARROW (Pilot) RAFVR: killed
Sgt (925661) Edwin Cyril SAUNDERS (Obs.) RAFVR: killed
F/Sgt (967533) Oswald Harry ROBINSON (WOp/AG) RAFVR: killed
Sources:
1.Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941.
2.Blenheim productiopn list
3.Henk Welting's Database
4.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
5.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 1941 | V6319 | 105 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 1 April 1942 | T1828 | 105 Sqn RAF | 1 | Thrapston 8 miles east of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2016 06:55 | 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, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2018 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 04:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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