ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53447
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2282 |
| MSN: | YH-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westerschelde estuary off Valkenisse, Zeeland. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Blenheim T2282/F: Took off at 22:05 hrs for an operation to industrial targets at Hannover, Ger. 10/02/1941
The aircraft was coned by Marine searchlights, hit by Luftwaffe light Flak of the 3./leichte Reserve-Flak-Abteilung and by Marine Flak of the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 703.
Crashed at Westerschelde estuary off Valkenisse. 11/02/1941
Crew:
F/Lt.(39421) Robert James McCONNELL (pilot) RAF - Survived /POW
Sgt.(749583) E.W. GREEN (Obs.) RAF - Survived /POW
Sgt.(755839) Donald Eric BRISTOW (WOp/AG) RAF - Survived /POW
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
3.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
4.POW
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 June 1940 | R3676 | 21 Sqn RAF | 3 | St-Hilliers (Seine-et-Marne), 8 km NW of Provins, |  |
w/o |
| 1 November 1940 | L8737 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Feb-2019 20:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2019 12:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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