ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53236
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5874 |
| MSN: | YH-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
| RAF Watton |
Blenheim IV V5874: Took off at 09:28 hrs for a operational flight over Cologne, Ger.12/08/1941
The aircraft hit high tension cables in the Dutch coastal area on return from the Köln- Quadrath power station. Crashed in the sea off Texel
Crew:
P/O (65533) James Wilmot CORFIELD (pilot) RAF - killed
P/O (65558) Arthur Lionel Alfred WILLIAMS (Obs.) RAF - killed
P/O (84911) Maurice Frederick WILLIAMS (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1172&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 113.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1940 | L8734 | 21 Sqn RAF | 2 | Kezelberg, near Moorsele, 8km SSW of Roeselare, West Flanders. |  |
w/o |
| 8 June 1940 | L9023 | 21 Sqn RAF | 3 | Le Mesge, 13 miles NW of Amiens, Somme, Hauts de France. |  |
w/o |
| 24 May 1941 | V5595 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Watton, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 18 July 1941 | V5595 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | English Channel off Gravelines, departement Nord, 25 km SW of Dunkirk. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-May-2016 20:08 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:01 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2021 18:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2021 18:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 14-Jun-2022 18:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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