ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53596
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| Date: | Saturday 12 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3905 |
| MSN: | VE-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 1 km west of Westkapelle, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Mission:- Anti-Shipping. Took off from RAF Wattisham at 10:55 hrs. Hit by ship's flak during a low level attack and crashed into the sea 1 km W of Westkapelle (Zeeland), Holland. Those who died have no known grave.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Donovan Brent Gericke RAF 39954 [PoW]
Flight Sergeant Edward Watt Rae RAF 617104 [Killed]
Sergeant Denis Charles Staples RAFVR 755820 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0995&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 41.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 June 1941 | V6334 | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea or English Channel |  |
w/o |
| 12 February 1942 | Z7433 | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF | 3 | English Channel, 90km west of Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Apr-2016 19:09 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2016 18:12 | Black Jack | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2019 06:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 12-Apr-2024 07:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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