ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54074
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| Date: | Sunday 12 May 1940 |
| Time: | 07:55 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L9324 |
| MSN: | LA-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nieuwlandse Polder, Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Bristol Blenheim IV L9324 (LA-P) 235 Squadron, RAF: Lost on combat Operation (Escort duties, Netherlands) - officially described as "Blenheim L9324 shot down near the Hook of Holland, 12 May 1940. Sergeant J C Robertson, Leading Aircraftman T J Lowry and Pilot Officer N A Smith: report of deaths".
L9324 took off from RAF Manston at 05.00 hrs on Escort duties to cover troop landings at the Hague and was attacked by Bf 109s of II/JG26 at 07:55 hrs. The aircraft was last seen with its starboard engine on fire and crashed into a small field in the Nieuwlander Polder near Hoek van Holland.
Crew of Blenheim L9324:
Leading Aircraftman (U/T Air Gunner) Thomas J. Lowry, RAF, 553205, age 17, killed in action 12/05/1940, buried at Hoek of Holland General Cemetery, Netherlands
Sergeant (Observer) John C. Robertson, RAFVR, 749443, age 20, killed in action 12/05/1940, buried at Hoek van Holland General Cemetery, Netherlands
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Norman A.L. Smith, RAF, 40950, age 25, killed in action 12/05/1940, buried Den Haag (Westduin) General Cemetery, Netherlands
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley Air Britain, 1978 p 61)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/266: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142091
3. http://historischhoekvanholland.nl/?p=861
4. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/235_squadron.html#1205
5. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sgt-observer-john-robertson-r-a-f-v-r.69400/#post-745741
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2635074/lowry,-thomas-joseph/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2635092/robertson,-john-conacher/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2635413/smith,-norman-alastair-lloyd/
9. https://www.vliegveld-ockenburg.net/lo/pages/begraafplaats-westduin/ereveld-cwgc/ereveld-info.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 03:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 03-Jan-2012 03:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Feb-2014 14:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2015 05:43 | sandman56 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2019 00:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2020 11:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
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