ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53785
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 1940 |
| Time: | 18:24 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T1894 |
| MSN: | GB-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 15 km west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Blenheim T1894/U: Takeoff at 16:30 hrs for a recce flight to the Dutch coast. 09/09/1940
The aircraft was shot down by fighter pilot Lt. W. Wübke of the 9./JG 54, who was flying a Messerschmitt Bf 109E. The three crew members are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Crew:
Sgt.(566166) Dennis Derrick Raymond HODSON (pilot) RAF: killed
Sgt.(743071) Edward Bartle PALMER (obs.) RAF: killed
Sgt.(965313) Rendle GREEN (WOp/AG) RAF: killed
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl.
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
4.AIR81/3167
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 July 1941 | V5502 | 105 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 1 August 1941 | Z9605 | 105 Sqn RAF | 1 | Mediterranean Sea, near Lampedusa island, Pelagie Islands. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Sep-2020 19:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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