ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52681
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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:20 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3837 |
| MSN: | RT-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schandelo hamlet, Velden, Limburg. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Blenheim R3837/T: Took off at 23:46 hrs for a Intruder mission to Venlo airfield. 25/07/1942
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Lichtenstein-equipped Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) Crashed at Schandeloo north of Venlo (5B): 1,000m at 01:20 hrs. 26/07/1942
Crew:
Sgt (1203557) Leonard CAUSLEY (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (929737) George Reginald Stone SPENCER (Obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1253514) Lawrence Aubrey Lytton GRAY (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1713
2.ORB 114 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC.
4. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
5.Blenheim production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Aug-2017 09:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 12:27 | XindelX | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2018 21:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2018 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2018 15:48 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 08-May-2020 15:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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