ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226405
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| Date: | Sunday 12 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6229 |
| MSN: | XD-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vroenhoven, Limburg. -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Plivot airfield (Fr.) |
Blenheim N6229/L: Took off at 05:00 hrs for a Oper. Vroenhoven /the destruction of the Maastricht bridges. 12/05/1940
Crew briefed to bomb and strafe enemy troop columns advancing from Maastricht towards Tongeren. Cause of loss not established. Blenheim N6229 crashed at Vroenhoven, The Netherlands.
Crew:
Sgt (580203) Tom Charles Raymond HARRISON (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (580417) Norman Spencer Denver JONES (Obs.) RAF - killed
LAC (533153) Harold Tebbutt GARBETT (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/139_squadron.html
2.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 July 1941 | V6258 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | North Sea, 60 km, north-west of Vlieland in the Dutch Frisian Islands. |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2019 20:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Jun-2019 03:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2022 10:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
| 29-Jun-2022 00:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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