ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53881
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| Date: | Saturday 13 July 1940 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3701 |
| MSN: | UX-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV R3701 (UX-C) 82 (United Provinces) Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (Failed To Return) from combat operations over the Netherlands. All three crew killed. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/1109): "Blenheim 3701 crashed at Heligoland Bight, Germany, 13 July 1940. Flying Officer P H Lewis and Sergeant H W Richardson: report of deaths. Sergeant J Newberry: missing presumed dead"
Mission - Amsterdam. Shot down by fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Gustav Denk of the 6./JG 52, who was flying a Bf 109 from Nordholz airfield (Niedersachsen, Germany). Crashed into the North Sea near Schiermonnikoog island. No survivors among the three crew.
Crew:
Pilot: Flying Officer Peter Humphrey Lewis, RAF 70399, aged 26 - killed in action 13/07/1940. Body not found/not recovered, commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Observer: Sgt. H.W. Richardson, RAF 581413, aged 19 - killed in action 13/07/1940, buried at Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery, Friesland, Netherlands
Wireless Op./Air Gunner: Sgt. J. Newberry, RAF 626884, aged 20 - killed in action 13/07/1940. Body not found/not recovered, commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
The reported crash location of Schiermonnikoog is an island, a municipality, and a national park in the northern Netherlands. Schiermonnikoog is one of the West Frisian Islands, and is part of the province of Friesland. It is situated between the islands of Ameland and Rottumerplaat at approximate Coordinates: 53°29′N 6°10′E.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980 p 23)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1109: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502921
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1803404/lewis,-peter-humphrey/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2649126/richardson,-horace-william/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1077615/newberry,-james/
6. http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem4.htm
7. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0749&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
8. https://www.arnhem1944themissingones.com/missing-soldiers-in-the-netherlands-1940-1945-allied-german-and-axis/raf-raaf-rcaf-rnzaf-missing/north-sea-1940-march-1941/
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiermonnikoog
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 October 1941 | V5824 | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Zandvoort, Noord-Holland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jul-2019 15:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2019 09:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2019 15:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2019 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 00:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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