ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53237
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 August 1941 |
| Time: | 12:53 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5859 |
| MSN: | MQ-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Philippine, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath |
| RAF Martlesham Heath |
Operation / Fighter Support - Köln, Germany. Took off from RAF Martlesham Heath at 1000 hrs. Hit by Flak and crashed near Philippine (Zeeuws-Vlaanderen), the Netherlands. All are buried in Vlissingen Northern Cemetery, Holland:
Crew:-Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Gwilym Ivor Lewis RAF 44668 [Killed] (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 October, 1940)
Observer : Flight Sergeant Nevill Southwell Cardell RAF 581143 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Jack Cecil Woods RAFVR 751846 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Wynne Roberts RAFVR 918118 [Killed]
F/L Lewis had transferred as a 2nd Lieutenant from the Monmouthshire Regiment,.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1171&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 114
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Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-May-2016 20:05 | 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 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2019 16:29 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2019 10:06 | Cobar | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 17-Mar-2019 19:22 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Feb-2020 21:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2023 18:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Time, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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