ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53277
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6396 |
| MSN: | YH-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hochdonn, Schleswig-Holstein. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Blenheim V6396: Took off at 08:30hrs for an operation against the Kiel canal. 01/07/1941
Aircraft shot down and crashed near Hochdonn, Germany.
Crew:
F/Sgt (541087) John Hall SIMPSON (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (563380) John Stewart ROBERTSON (Obs.) RAF - killed
S/Ldr (39499) Herbert Douglas Haig COOPER (pilot) RAF - POW
Sources:
1.http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=V6396
2.AIR81/7289
3.CWGC
4.ORB
5.POW
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 July 1941 | V6225 | 21 Sqn RAF | 3 | sea Schelde estuary, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Jan-2021 20:22 | Jinx | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2021 17:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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