ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53262
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| Date: | Friday 1 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7498 |
| MSN: | OM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | mouth of the Schelde, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
| RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk |
Blenheim Z7498: Took off at 11:15 hrs for an anti-shipping operation against shipping off Nieuwpoort, Belg. 01/08/1941
The aircraft was shot down by ships Flak.
Crew:
Sgt (1256952) Cullen Eric POWELL (pilot) RAFVR : killed
Sgt (987867) Henry Emmanuel HUNT (WOp/AG) RAFVR - POW
Sgt (904373) Michael ROBERTS (Obs) RAF - POW
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.AIR81/8007
3.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 June 1940 | R3823 | 107 Sqn RAF | 3 | Wittes, 14 km SE of St-Omer, Pas-de- Calais. |  |
w/o |
| 6 July 1941 | T1824 | 107 Sqn RAF | 1 | sea 18 miles south-west off Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 12 July 1941 | Z7487 | 107 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea off IJmuiden, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-May-2010 22:26 | Chris W | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2016 18:30 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:07 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2021 17:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2022 06:44 | ManstonHistory | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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