ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53436
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| Date: | Saturday 15 February 1941 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2125 |
| MSN: | RT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oranjezon, Koningin Emmaweg road, Vrouwenpolder, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oulton, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 08:35 LT for a recce flight to Vlissingen in Zeeland.
Shot down by fighter pilot Feldwebel Karl Rüttger of the 3./JG 52 (based at Katwijk airfield), who was flying a Bf 109E.
The crew did not survive and is buried at Vlissingen:
Pilot Sgt. T.E. Barnes AFM 511912 RAF - grave A 6
Observer Sgt. H.S. Seward 902550 RAF - grave A 7
Wo ag Sgt. L.S. Walsh 751752 RAF - grave A 7
Sources:
LW aerial claims by Michael Balss
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0947&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.jg52.net/ritterkreuztraeger/karl-heinz-leesmann/
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/Inhalt.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 1940 | R3898 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 3 | 'Kraaijestein' near Haamstede, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 19 August 1940 | R3892 | 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF | 2 | Zuiderweg 31, Zuidoostbeemster, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2019 18:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2019 18:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2019 18:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-May-2019 09:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 10:54 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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