ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53186
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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1941 |
| Time: | 20:25 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5825 |
| MSN: | YH-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, south-west of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
| RAF Watton |
Blenheim V5825: Took off at 17:41 hrs.for a mission over Rotterdam - Wilton Feyenoord shipyard. 28/08/1941
The aircraft was shot down by fighter pilot Lt. Hans Möller of the 6./JG 53, who was flying a Bf 109F from Katwijk airfield.
Crew:
F/Lt (63451) William Logie MACDONALD (pilot) RAF - POW
Sgt (986567) Raymond Jervis SOMERFIELD (Obs.) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (82969) William BECKINGHAM (WOp/AG) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1223&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
LW Claims by Michael Balss
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/Inhalt.htm
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 126.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1940 | P6886 | 21 Sqn RAF | 1 | RAF Watton, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 18 July 1941 | Z7502 | 21 Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel, near Cap Gris-Nez, the Pas-de-Calais. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2016 17:06 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2017 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:01 | XindelX | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Mar-2020 16:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 20:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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