ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226084
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 April 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6202 |
| MSN: | VE-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stavanger-Sola Airfield, Stavanger, Rogaland -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV N6202 (VE-E) of 110 Squadron, RAF: Lost on combat operations when failed to return from flight to attack Stavanger-Sola Airfield, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway, 30 April 1940. Took off from RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire for Stavanger. Believed shot down by Bf 109s over the target area. All three crew posted as "missing presumed dead"
Crew of Blenheim N6202:-
Pilot : Sergeant Ronald Abbott (Service Number 590429)
Observer : Sergeant Frank James Robert Beavis (Service Number 563045, aged 27)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Leading Aircraftman John Rosemond (Service Number 533258, aged 24)
As no trace of Blenheim N6202 or its crew of three were ever found they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley. Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/180: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142005
3. https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/blenheim/22244-N62021940-04-29.html
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2940583/rosemond,-joseph/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1083653/beavis,-frank-james-robert/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1082510/abbott,-ronald/
7. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/110_squadron.html
8. https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/2470/
9. http://www.devonheritage.org/Places/Torquay/Babbacombe1939-1945WarMemorial.htm
10. https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/739/
11. https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/33589/
12. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2019 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Jun-2019 12:57 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2019 21:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2024 06:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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