ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236375
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| Date: | Friday 4 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7426 |
| MSN: | GB-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bremen-Hafen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Blenheim Z7426/B: Took off at 05:21hrs for a low level daylight raid to Bremen /mission WRECKAGE. 04/07/1941
The aircraft failed to return from the operational flight. It was hit by Flak fire to the fuel tanks.
The plane crashed in Bremen-Hafen on to a Atlas-Werken factory and burned.
Crew:
Sgt (1053612) William Angus MACKILLOP (Pilot) RAFVR: killed
Sgt (920591) Eric Gordon NETHERCOTT (Obs) RAFVR: killed
Sgt (956616) George Frederick ENTWISTLE (WOp/AG) RAFVR: killed
Sources:
1.https://luftfahrtarchaeologie.de/?Spezial___04.07.1941_Operation_Wreckage
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
4.AIR 81/7359
5.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 April 1941 | V6318 | 105 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea near Domburg, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 17:56 | Cobar | Added |
| 21-Jan-2021 11:48 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
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