ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53285
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| Date: | Saturday 19 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6039 |
| MSN: | GB-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 12 km north-west off Den Haag, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
| RAF Swanton Morley |
Blenheim V6039/Q: Took off at 11:22 hrs. for a Anti-Shipping mission over the Dutch coast. 19/07/1941
Hit by Flak attacking a 6000 ton vessel and crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast.
All are buried in various cemeteries in Holland.
Crew
Sgt (NZ401790) Ronald West TAYLOR (Pilot) RNZAF : killed
Sgt (975504) Reginald Frederick George WITHRINGTON (Obs.) RAFVR : killed
Sgt (992848) Selwyn SPARKES (WOp/AG) RAFVR : killed
Sources:
1.Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941
2.Blenheim production list
3.Henk Welting's Database
4.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
5.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 March 1941 | T1892 | 105 Sqn RAF | 3 | Pilton Hackett, south west of Birmingham, West Midlands, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2016 06:55 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 13:56 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2018 17:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 01:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Jun-2022 01:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Jul-2022 09:57 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
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