ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53409
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| Date: | Saturday 22 March 1941 |
| Time: | 07:42 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 59 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2433 |
| MSN: | TR-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km W of Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, West Sussex |
The aircraft had taken off for an anti-shipping operation.
Over the North Sea, it was shot down by fighter pilot Oberleutnant Paul Stolte of the 3./JG 1 (based at De Kooy airfield), who was flying a Bf 109E.
The crew is still missing to this day; they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot P/O. D.W. Date 86661 RAF
Observer P/O. E.P. Moore 79752 RAF
Wo ag Sgt. B.J.O. Watkins 633030 RAF
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0974A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/JG1.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2019 19:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2019 19:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 03-May-2019 09:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 03:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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