ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53141
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 1941 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6339 |
| MSN: | WV-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St Faith |
| RAF Horsham St Faith |
Mission : Anti-Shipping. Took off from RAF Horsham St Faith at 12:30 hrs to patrol Beat B.
The aircraft contacted the sea off Texel with its under surface and sank.
Sgt Tracey is buried in Den Burg General Cemetery Texel; his crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot Sgt. C.A. Tracey 1167363 RAF
Observer P/O. J.H. Rodgers 67593 RAF
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner Sgt. A.H. Higgs 1163235 RAF
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1265&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 148.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 August 1941 | V6437 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | mouth of the Schelde, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-May-2016 19:31 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 13:29 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2021 08:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 18:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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