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| Date: | Saturday 7 November 1942 |
| Time: | 15:09 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE734 |
| MSN: | YH-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | North Sea, west the Dutch port of Vlissingen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold, Norfolk |
Ventura AE734: Takeoff at 14:01 hrs local time for a bombing operation to Terneuzen, Zeeland. 07/11/1942
Shot down by Kriegmarine Flak and crashed 15:09hrs in the North Sea W of the Dutch port of Vlissingen.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 4./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 810 and crashed.
Crew:
W/O.(R/92225) Victor Roy HENRY (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt.(656109) Patrick WHELAN (Nav.) RAF - killed
Sgt.(Aus.407635) Geoffrey Caleb BLACKETT (WOp/AG) RAAF - POW
Sgt.(995690) Stephen EDWARDS (AG) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.CWGC
3.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 09:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:01 | XindelX | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2020 18:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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