ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53584
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| Date: | Friday 25 April 1941 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6370 |
| MSN: | GB-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 5 km west of Walcheren, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Blenheim V6370/T: Took off at 05:05 hrs. for Anti Shipping patrol. 25/04/1941
The aircraft was shot down by a Bf 109E of the 3./JG 1 (based at De Kooy airfield) and came down in the North Sea 5 km west of Walcheren island at 21:00 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Roland Needham RAFVR 60808 (NCO:948591 : Commission Gazetted Friday 07 March, 1941) [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Thomas Keightley-Smith RAFVR 89067 (NCO:952984 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 January, 1941) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Francis Harley Bridgman RAFVR 911575 [Killed]
Sources:
1. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2. Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941.
3. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/JG1.htm
4. Blenheim production list
5. ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Apr-2016 18:52 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2016 18:12 | Black Jack | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2018 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2019 19:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Apr-2024 06:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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