ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53134
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| Date: | Saturday 20 September 1941 |
| Time: | 14:18 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3843 |
| MSN: | WV-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Zandvoort, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St.Faith, Norfolk |
T/o at 12:37hrs for an anti-shipping operation against Beat 9.
The aircraft flew through bomb burst of another Blenheim during attack on convoy and was seen to crash into the sea with its starboard engine burning.
Pilot F/Sgt. J.M. Nickleson 19 R/69892 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial
Observer Sgt. W. Meadows 26 924395 RAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery / initially buried Huisduinen PL-19
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner Sgt. J.E. Pearson 25 1305075 RAF / Amsterdam NOB cemetery
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1268
http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem25.htm
AIR81/9193
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Jan-2015 12:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2021 20:37 | Gerard76 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 13:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Oct-2022 13:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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