ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205180
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| Date: | 26-JUN-1942 |
| Time: | 01:38 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 13 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6084 |
| MSN: | OO- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Houwaart, Tielt-Winge, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham |
Takeoff at 23:56 hrs for an intruder operation to St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Following an eight-minute radar chase, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin & Feldwebel Friedrich Johrden of the 6./NJG 1 based at Fliegerhorst Sint-Truiden, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+DP - (claim) 200m NW Houwaart N Tiriemont: 700m at 01:38 hrs. The Blenheim crashed at Houwaart.
The pilot was only 19 years old:
Pilot:111953 Plt Off Peter George Frith - killed
Obs:1250069 Sgt Henry Herbert William Vinter - killed
Wop/Ag:1291941 Sgt Robert Tenant Plant - killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/blenheim-bij-houwaart
Google Maps
http://lewishamwarmemorials.wikidot.com/person:vinter-henry-herbert-william
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2018 22:08 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 31-Jan-2018 01:20 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Feb-2018 09:32 | XindelXL | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-May-2020 18:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 23:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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