ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122744
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| Date: | Friday 13 October 1939 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6160 |
| MSN: | RT-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dreiborn, north of Duisberg, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Villeneuve-les-Vertus Aerodrome, 3.4 miles NE of Vertus, Marne |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim N6160/L : Took off at 12:35 HRS for Reconnaissance mission over the Ruhr Valley (Ger.) 13/10/1940
Failed to return. Shot down by Ltn. Kurt Kirchner in a Bf 109 of 1./JG 52 (his 1st victory). According to the official Air Ministry file on the incident (File AIR 81/28), the Blenheim came down at Dreiborn, although most published sources gives the crash location as "Duisberg" in North Rhine-Westphalia (at approximate coordinates: 51°26′6.53″N 6°45′45.69″E)
Crew :
P/O (40445) Kenneth George Sheldon THOMPSON (pilot) RAF - Killed
Sgt (564032) George Walton MARWOOD (Obs) RAF - Killed
AC.1 (621435) Alexander LUMSDEN (WOp/AG) RAF - KilleD
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999, published 1991
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/28: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142111
3. http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=8683
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2047941/lumsden,-alexander/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2048119/marwood,-george-walton/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2032998/thompson,-kenneth-george-sheldon/
7. http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk/pages/rememb/ROH/21.htm
8. http://www.pro-patria-mori.co.uk/id92.html
9. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4057-Theddlethorpe-Ranges-Louth-Register-Office
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duisburg
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreiborn_Plateau
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 1942 | Z7307 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Waddenzee N of Wieringen, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 9 June 1942 | V5455 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Brisley, 6 miles SSE of Fakenham, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2011 15:42 | ThW | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 01:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2012 15:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2013 14:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2013 18:55 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 10:41 | Jixon | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2019 23:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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