ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270046
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| Date: | Monday 8 December 1941 |
| Time: | 01:39 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 82 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5876 |
| MSN: | UX-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zandvoordestraat 356, Ostend, West Flanders. -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bodney, Norfolk |
Blenheim V5876: Took off at 23:43hrs for an operation against the docks of Oostende. 07/12/1941
The aircraft was hit by light (leichte) Flak and crashed on the territory of Zandvoorde, Langestraat 125 near the Muyshondt Alfons farm, on a piece of land near his farm (present Zandvoordestraat 356 - between Zandvoordestraat and the present Autostrade A10, in the vicinity of Maenhout hangars) close to the boundary fence with the Conterdam about 300 metres from the street.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Thomas McSkimming Wilson RAF 104525 [Killed] (NCO:1365707 Commission Gazetted : Friday 19 September, 1941)
Observer : Sergeant Robert Johnston RAAF Aus/402360 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frederick Charles Hubbard RAFVR 1256349 [Killed]
Sources:
1. ORB 82 Sqdn RAF
2. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
4. https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/blenheim-v5876-bij-zandvoorde
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 January 1942 | V6374 | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Bodney |  |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2021 10:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Jun-2022 10:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Oct-2022 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Dec-2023 07:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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