ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305964
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7448 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 11km west-south-west of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oulton, Norfolk |
Blenheim Z7448: Took off at 09:49 hrs for an Bombing operation against the Cologne - Knapsack power station at Hürth in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Ger.) 12/08/1941
Action brought a heavy loss, not only to 139 Sqdn RAF. In total of the 54 aircraft despatched 12 Blenheims and 6 escorting Spitfires were lost. No. 139 Sqdn lost 3 aircraft with 7 airmen killed and 2 made prisoner of war.
Blenheim Z7448 was shot down over Cologne and crashed 11km WSW of Cologne 12/08/1941
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Geoffrey Coast RAF 932326 [PoW]
Observer : Pilot Officer Kenneth J Mackintosh RAF 69468 : Commission Gazetted Friday 16 October, 1942) [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Dennis Arthur Wilson RAFVR 1252828 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Blenheim production list
2. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3. AIR81/8258
4. CWGC
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2024 14:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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