ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53133
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| Date: | Saturday 20 September 1941 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6422 |
| MSN: | MQ-? |
| 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 to patrol Beat 10. Attacked a convoy off Hoek van Holland and crashed after being caught in the blast of its own bombs. Sgt Trevor has no known grave; the rest of the crew are buried in the New Eastern Cemetery at Amsterdam.
Crew
Sgt J C V Colmer (KIA)
Sgt G K Bartlett RCAF (KIA)
Sgt L Trevor (KIA)
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 149.
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1269&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 August 1941 | Z7352 | 226 Sqn RAF | 3 | Westerschelde off Zoutelande, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2016 16:54 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, 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 20:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 23-Jun-2022 03:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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