ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52843
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 00:06 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6337 |
| MSN: | RT-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westerschelde estuary near Cadzand, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 22:41 hrs for an intruder operation to Bonn-Hangelar airfield (Germany), in support of the second 1000 bomber raid (target: Essen).
The aircraft was shot down by Flak at 00:06 hrs and crashed into the Westerschelde (Scheldt) estuary.
Two of the crew rest in France:
Pilot:655257 Sgt John Leonard Mitchell - Dunkirk Town Cemetery Plot 2 Row 3 Grave 23.
Observer:1108758 Sgt Ronald Muirhead McIntosh - Rockanje (Zeeweg) General Cemetery Plot 3. Joint grave 34.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:995951 Sgt Leonard Arthur Fussey - Dunkirk Town Cemetery Plot 2 Row 3 Grave 25.
Sources:
1. SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1552B
2.Bomber Command Losses 1942
3.ORB 114 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
5. Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 May 1940 | L9464 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | Glaire-et-Villette, 3 km WNW of Sedan, Ardennes |  |
w/o |
| 19 August 1941 | V6236 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea 35 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jun-2017 07:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2017 18:11 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2018 15:40 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 12:27 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 14:07 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2018 11:39 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2020 17:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2022 13:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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