ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53415
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| Date: | Thursday 13 March 1941 |
| Time: | 22:48 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2278 |
| MSN: | VE- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Auwemalaan road, Tolbert, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St.Faith, Norfolk |
On 13 March 1941 this crew took off at 20:27 LT from their base Horsham St. Faith in Blenheim IV R2278. Their target was Hamburg. The crew consisted of pilot F/L Dickinson, Navigator Sgt Charles Fry and wireless operator / air gunner Sgt Robert Mower.
Over the Dutch province of Groningen, the Blenheim was caught by German radar. Bf 110 G9+HM, flown by Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of the 4./NJG 1, was sent to intercept it. Gildner did so and attacked the Blenheim while flying over the town of Zevenhuizen. F/L Dickinson's plane was hit and crashed near Tolbert at 22.48. None of the crew managed to bail out of the stricken plane and all perished.
Crew:
F/Lt (79538) John DICKINSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (755511) Charles William FRY (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (755552) Robert MOWER (Wop/AG) - killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0963&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5431-110-Sq-RAF-aircrew
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 July 1940 | R3738 | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF | 2 | Haringvliet near the Scheelhoek, Stellendam, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Mar-2014 10:42 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2014 07:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2014 15:39 | Cliford | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Mar-2019 07:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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