ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53289
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 July 1941 |
| Time: | 17:06 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7496 |
| MSN: | WV-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rotterdamseweg, Delft, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St Faith |
| RAF Horsham St Faith |
Mission-Rotterdam. Took off from RAF Horsham St Faith at 15:17 hrs. The aircraft was hit by Rotterdam Flak and crashed 17:06 hrs near Ypenburg airfield (Zuid Holland) between Delft and Den Haag. Sgt Rost RAAF is reported to have lived for a few hours following the crash and he died in a hospital in Delft. All are buried in Westduin General Cemetery.
Crew
Sgt R J Rost RAAF (Inj)
Sgt J Hughes (KIA)
Sgt S W Winter (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1116&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 93.
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 1940 | L9187 | 18 Sqn RAF | 1 | Bellevue Farm, between Gouy and Beaurevoir, Aisne |  |
w/o |
| 25 May 1941 | L8864 | 18 Sqn RAF | 2 | the sea 30 metres from the beach near Groyne, sea off Thyborøn. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2016 17:52 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 13:29 | XindelX | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2019 13:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2022 03:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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