ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305274
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| Date: | Monday 31 March 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3900 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off the Dutch Island of Texel. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Blenheim IV R3900: Took off 11: 20 hrs for a Operational flight over coast of Holland. 31/03/1941
Together with R3884 was shot down by a Kriegsmarind Vorpostenboot off the Dutch Island of Texel.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Denis Alan Rogers RAFVR 88235 (NCO:936548 : Commission Gazetted Friday 20 December, 1940) [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer William Leslie Gourlay RAFVR 88221 (NCO:758236 : Commission Gazetted Friday 20 December, 1940) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant George Herbert Howard RAFVR 755223 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Blenheim production list
2. ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
3. AIR81/5648
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2024 06:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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