ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53855
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| Date: | Thursday 1 August 1940 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3898 |
| MSN: | RT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'Kraaijestein' near Haamstede, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St Faith, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 14:15 LT for an operation against aerodromes.
The aircraft was shot down by three Bf 109E's of the 4./JG 54, based at Waalhaven airfield.
The crew was initially buried at Haamstede:
Pilot P/O John Douglas Goode 40691 RAF Bergen op Zoom cemetery 14 A 1 (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 May, 1938)
Observer Sgt Ernest Alexander Will 580929 RAF Bergen op Zoom cemetery 4 D 12
W/Op/AG Sgt Victor St.George Barrow 542271 RAF Bergen op Zoom cemetery 4 D 11
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0764&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/Inhalt.htm
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1940 | R3892 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 2 | Zuiderweg 31, Zuidoostbeemster, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 15 February 1941 | T2125 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Oranjezon, Koningin Emmaweg road, Vrouwenpolder, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jul-2019 17:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2019 10:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 10:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Aug-2023 06:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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