ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53131
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| Date: | Saturday 20 September 1941 |
| Time: | 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7310 |
| MSN: | MQ-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 16 km NW of Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham |
| RAF Wattisham |
Mission : Anti-Shipping. Took off from RAF Wattisham at 11:45 hrs local time.
Hit by Flak in the starboard engine while running into attack a convoy and seen to crash in the sea. The victory was credited to the 13. Vorpostenflottille. Flt Lt Namiss has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial; his crew are buried in Crooswijk General Cemetery at Rotterdam:
Pilot F/Lt. M.H.R. Namias 20 years old RAF
Observer Sgt. K.F. Hood 19 years old RAF
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner Sgt. J.J. Robson RAF
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1267
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 149.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-May-2016 19:31 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 09:28 | XindelXL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2018 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Mar-2020 20:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source] |
| 23-Jun-2022 03:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Oct-2022 13:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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