ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53594
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| Date: | Monday 14 April 1941 |
| Time: | 12:27 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 1 PRU RAF |
| Registration: | V5376 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Middelburg, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Blenheim V5376 Hit by German flak over Vlissingen and shot down by two Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters.
Aircraft shot down and crashed at Breskens, near Middelburg, Holland. The Blenheim was finally shot down at 12:27 hrs by Oblt H Bennemann of Stab I./JG 52 in an Me109 14 April 1941.
Crew:
F/O James Kevin FLYNN (42462) Pilot RAF - killed
F/O William Clifford HALL (78264) Pilot RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt Robert Arthur STEPHENS (551633) WOp/AG RAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
AIR81/5843
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Feb-2019 10:00 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2021 14:07 | Lelek | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 08:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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