ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53830
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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1940 |
| Time: | 08:03 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3892 |
| MSN: | RT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zuiderweg 31, Zuidoostbeemster, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oulton |
Takeoff at 06:10 LT for an operation to Bremen, Germany.
Over Noord-Holland, shot down by fighter pilot Unteroffizier R. Woick of the 7./JG 54 (based at Guînes-Courgain airfield, France), who was flying a Bf 109E.
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. K.H. Dobb 745629 RAF Runnymede Memorial 13 - has a fieldgrave at crashsite
Observer Sgt. A. Stevenson RAF Survived POW
Wo ag Sgt. A.M. Pillans 751549 RAF Runnymede Memorial 18 - has a fieldgrave at crashsite; Pillam according to "Blenheim Strike" page 251
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0784&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16472050
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 1940 | R3898 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | 'Kraaijestein' near Haamstede, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 15 February 1941 | T2125 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Oranjezon, Koningin Emmaweg road, Vrouwenpolder, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Images:
Local newspaper reports crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Mar-2019 13:04 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2019 08:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Mar-2019 18:23 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 29-Jul-2019 19:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2019 10:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2022 09:03 | Dennis Eijking | Updated [Photo] |
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