ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53083
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| Date: | Monday 27 October 1941 |
| Time: | 15:08 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7309 |
| MSN: | RT-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 15 km northwest of Texel island, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
Mission : Anti-Shipping. Took off from RAF West Raynham at 13:05 hrs. The aircraft was hit by Flak and intercepted at a height of 50-100 metres by Unteroffizier Fritz Müschter of the 4./JG 53 (who was flying a Bf 109F from Leeuwarden airfield) while attacking shipping west of Texel island; crashed 15:08 hrs into the sea off Den Helder, Holland. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Walter Gordon Clement Beatson RAFVR 67663 [Killed] (NCO:1378462 Commission Gazetted : Sunday 27 July, 1941)
Observer : Pilot Officer Haydn Jones RAFVR 100047 [Killed] (NCO:926967 Commission Gazetted : Friday 25 July, 1941)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant James Bradshaw RCAF R/59582 [Killed]
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1319
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/Inhalt.htm
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 169
LW claims by Michael Balss (C.2033/I + Prien/Bock)
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-May-2016 06:14 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 12:46 | XindelX | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-Apr-2020 13:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2022 19:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 03-Oct-2022 19:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2023 06:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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