ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226751
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| Date: | Sunday 12 May 1940 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8739 |
| MSN: | YH-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Meuse river, near Tongeren, Limburg. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Blenheim L8739/D: Took off at 19:00 hrs for a combat operation over enemy occupied territory. 12/05/1940
Blenheim L8739 was lost on combat operations, hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. Shot down by Flak from 7,000 feet. Crashed at 20:40 hrs into the River Meuse, in the vicinity of Tongeren (Limburg), NL.
Crew:
F/Lt (39249) Arthur David WATSON (pilot) RAF : killed
Sgt (564469) Alan Lawrence Fortescue WEBB (Obs.) RAF : killed
LAC (544110) Arthur Christopher BURGESS (WOp./AG) RAF : killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 59)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/313: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142162
3. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/21_squadron.html#12
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1530842/burgess,-arthur-christopher/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1809746/watson,-arthur-david/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1531117/webb,-alan-lawrence-fortescue/
7. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raf-losses-may-1940-an-update.16940/page-4#post-195014
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meuse
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1941 | V6034 | 21 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Friesland Islands. | |
w/o |
| 23 July 1941 | Z7438 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | English Channel near Oostende. |  |
w/o |
| 12 August 1941 | Z7451 | 21 Sqn RAF | 1 | Cologne-Porz. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2019 19:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Jul-2019 19:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2019 06:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 07:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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