ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52945
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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Time: | 23:57 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7307 |
| MSN: | RT-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee N of Wieringen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 20:45 hrs local time for an intruder operation against Soesterberg airfield in Utrecht province.
After attacking Leeuwarden airfield, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of the 5./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden.
crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant William Maurice Popplestone RCAF R/80033 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer William George Francis Hawkins RAFVR 104572 (NCO:933212 : Commission Gazetted Friday 19 September, 1941) [Killed]
Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Cyril Edwin White RAFVR 107315 (NCO:1375100 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 November, 1941) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1447&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 October 1939 | N6160 | 114 Sqn RAF | 3 | Dreiborn, north of Duisberg, North Rhine-Westphalia |  |
w/o |
| 9 June 1942 | V5455 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Brisley, 6 miles SSE of Fakenham, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2017 09:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2017 19:20 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 12:46 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Feb-2020 10:38 | Iwosh | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Apr-2020 18:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2022 22:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Apr-2024 08:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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