ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53859
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 July 1940 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3764 |
| MSN: | LS-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schelde near Breskens, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 15:50 LT for an operation to Paderborn (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany).
Over Zeeland, shot down by fighter pilot Oberleutnant F. Eckerle of the 6./JG 54, who was flying a Bf 109E from Vlissingen airfield.
Crew:
Pilot F/O. P.F. Eames RAF - POW
Observer P/O. F.H. Jones 44074 RAF Breskens cemetery; 20
Air gunner Sgt. P. Murphy 532831 RAF Runnymede Memorial; 17
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0763&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 May 1940 | L8856 | 15 Sqn RAF | 0 | 'Groote Boom polder' north of Sint Kruis - Aardenburg, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jul-2019 19:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2019 19:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jul-2019 08:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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