ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171127
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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1941 |
| Time: | 20:10 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6436 |
| MSN: | YH-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | behind the Govert van Wijnkade road, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Blenheim V6436/L: Takeoff at 17:41 hrs for an operation to Rotterdam docks area. 28/08/1941
The aircraft was damaged by Rotterdam-based Flak. Hit by flak and crashed at Maassluis, Zuid, Netherlands, 14 km west south west of Rotterdam at 20:10 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (J/3739) Frank Kerr ORME (pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (63809) Stanley Frederick Maude GUNNIS (obs) RAFVR - killed (NCO:754540 Commission Gazetted : Friday 09 May, 1941)
F/O (82972) Albert Henry COLLINS (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 August, 1940)
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list.
2.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
3.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
4.CWGC
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 May 1940 | L8744 | 21 Sqn RAF | 1 | Clairmarais Forest, 2 km E of St-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) |  |
w/o |
| 9 July 1940 | R3732 | 21 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - North Sea. |  |
mis |
| 21 June 1941 | V6450 | 21 Sqn RAF | 3 | near Lumbres south of St. Omer. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2014 14:21 | Oezil 007 | Added |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Sep-2019 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Mar-2020 16:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2023 20:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]] |
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