Date:	Saturday 10 January 1942
Time:	20:50
Type:	Bristol Blenheim Mk IV
Owner/operator:	82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF
Registration:	V6440
MSN:	UX-X
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Postweg / Schoolweg Soesterberg, Utrecht -   Netherlands
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Bodney, Norfolk
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Blenheim Z7689 Took off 17:28 hrs for a Intrude mission over Soesterburg airfield, Holland. 10/01/1942
The aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over Soesterburg Aerodrome.
The plane was shot down by gemischte Flak-Abteilung 155 (o) after attacking Soesterberg airfield and crashed in the target area at 20:50 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (41310) Kenneth Howell NASH (pilot) RAF killed
Sgt (NZ39965) Harry Chapman DOWNS (Obs.) RNZAF killed
Sgt (1102279) Edgar Frederick John COOPER (WOp/AG) RAFVR killed

1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.phpaircraft=&sglo=T1374&date=&location=&pn=&unit.
2.Bomber Command Losses 1942.
3.Blenheim production list
4.ORB 82 Sqdn RAF
5.CWGC.org.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Dec-2008 11:45	ASN archive	Added
20-Jun-2013 09:13	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
12-Nov-2017 18:32	Red Dragon	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
28-Dec-2017 14:58	TigerTimon	Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
28-Dec-2017 19:38	XindelX	Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
29-Dec-2017 22:07	TigerTimon	Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
06-Jan-2018 14:04	XindelX	Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
26-Sep-2018 08:40	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
10-Jan-2024 07:46	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
09-Sep-2024 10:56	Nepa	Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]