ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53359
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| Date: | Monday 16 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6512 |
| MSN: | WV-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oulton |
| RAF Oulton |
Mission-Anti-Shipping. Took off from RAF Oulton at 15:23 hrs to patrol Beat 10. Shot down by ship's flak off Hook van Holland. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew
Plt Off I W Watson +
Plt Off E K Aires +
Sgt T Dean +
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 66.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 February 1940 | L1444 | 18 Sqn RAF | 1 | Donna Nook Bombing Range, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 11 May 1940 | L1405 | 18 Sqn RAF | 2 | Breyell, Nettetal, district of Viersen in North Rhine-Westphalia |  |
w/o |
| 23 July 1941 | R3666 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Camperduin, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Apr-2016 19:59 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2017 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Jan-2018 13:28 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2022 00:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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