ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53231
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 August 1941 |
| Time: | 13:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7352 |
| MSN: | MQ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westerschelde off Zoutelande, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ipswich |
| RAF Ipswich |
Operation / Fighter Support - Köln, Germany. Took off from RAF Ipswich at 1000 hrs. The aircraft was hit by fighter pilot Unteroffizier Siegfried Zick of the 2./JG 1 (who was flying a Bf 109 from Katwijk airfield) and crashed into the Westerschelde off Zoutelande. Flt Lt Young is buried in Noordwijk General Cemetery. His crew have no known grave:
Flt Lt H S Young (KIA)
Plt Off A C Rossiter (KIA)
Sgt J A Anderson (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1177&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 114.
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/Inhalt.htm
LW Claims by Michael Balss
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 September 1941 | V6422 | 226 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea 16 km NW of Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2016 06:25 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 15:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2018 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Feb-2020 20:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2020 20:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
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