ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202830
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| Date: | Friday 24 April 1942 |
| Time: | 23:32 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5458 |
| MSN: | RT-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 2 km N of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 22:15 hrs for an intruder operation to Leeuwarden airfield.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Woltersdorf of the 7./NJG 1 (detached to II./NJG 2), who was flying a Bf 110 from Fliegerhorst Leeuwarden.
The crew of three are all missing in action:
1014114 Sgt Patrick McKenny - Runnymede Memorial Panel 88.
1061697 Sgt James McIntyre - Runnymede Memorial Panel 88.
1108878 Sgt Joseph Lewis - Runnymede Memorial Panel 88.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=V5458
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2017 16:55 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 11-Dec-2017 17:31 | Red Dragon | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 12:46 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2020 14:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 21:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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