ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53194
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 88 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8788 |
| MSN: | RH-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off IJmuiden, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Attlebridge |
| RAF Attlebridge |
Mission : Ant-Shipping. Took off from RAF Attlebridge at 1030 hrs to patrol Beat 7. Shot down off IJmuiden Holland. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer George Bannatyne Dunn RAF 44816 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 26 November, 1940) [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer John Reginald Arthur Jones RAF 39441 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Basil Douglas Davies RAF 537136 [Killed]
Note-: This was the Squadron's first operational loss since joining 2 Group, a month previous. Plt Off Dunn had served as a Captain in The highland Light Infantry.
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 126.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2016 16:14 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 09:28 | XindelXL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 13:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Feb-2024 15:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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