ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53382
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 June 1941 |
| Time: | 20:06 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z5744 |
| MSN: | XD-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km off Bergen aan Zee, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk |
| RAF Horsham St. Faith |
Blenheim Z5744: Took off at 19:00 hrs for an Bombing Raid to De Kooy airfield, Noord-Holland. 04/06/1941
Was shot down by Messerschmitt Bf 109 from De Kooy airfield, flown by Unteroffizier Heinz Nöcker of the 3./JG 1.
Crew:
P/O (62274) Ian Alister LEES (pilot) RAF : killed
Sgt (919874) Thomas Charles OSBORNE (Obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (951583) Charles MEREDITH (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941
3CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Apr-2016 18:20 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2017 17:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2018 18:44 | XindelX | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Jun-2019 08:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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