ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228592
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Sunday 12 May 1940 |
| Time: | 05:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3590 |
| MSN: | WV-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vaucogne, 30 km NNE of Troyes, Aube -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Meharicourt, France |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV R3590 (WV-Z) 18 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (Failed To Return) for combat operations on 12 May 1940. All three crew survived. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/675): "Blenheim R3590 lost in air operations, 12 May 1940. Pilot Officer M P C Holmes: injured"
Blenheim R3590 was airborne at 04:00 hrs from Méharicourt, France for a "dawn sortie". Tasked with a reconnaisance sortie to photograph the bridges over the River Mesue, and the area around Maastricht in the Netherlands. Crash landed, probably shot down by Flak/AAA, near Vaucogne (Aube), 15 km east of Arcis-sur-Aube and 30 km North North East of Troyes.
Crew:
P/O (70320) Melville Percival Conrad HOLMES (pilot) RAF - slightly injured
Sgt F. MILLER (Obs.) RAF - uninjured
LAC B.M. HARDING (WOp./AG) RAF - uninjured.
The reported crash location of Vaucogne is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France at approximate Coordinates: 48°31′44″N 4°20′42″E.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980 p 23)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/675
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502339
4. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=6186
5. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/18_squadron.html#1205
6. https://www.histavia21.net/HISTAV2/Cra1940.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaucogne
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 July 1941 | V6250 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Camperduin, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2019 17:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Aug-2019 17:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2019 12:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Apr-2020 10:15 | AlLach | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation