ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53878
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| Date: | Saturday 20 July 1940 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3738 |
| MSN: | VE- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Haringvliet near the Scheelhoek, Stellendam, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Blenheim R3738 Mission - Vlissingen (Zeeland, the Netherlands).
The aircraft was hit by fighter pilot Unteroffizier Oswald Frauendorf of the 6./JG 54, who was flying a Bf 109E from Vlissingen airfield.
Crew:
S/Ldr (32024) John Frank STEPHENS (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (512517) Ernest Charles PARKER (nav.) RAF - POW
Sgt (533941) James Victor WEST DFM (AG/Wop) RAF - killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0751&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://sites.google.com/site/wo2vpr1/home/1940-07-20-13-45-haringvliet-scheelhoek-blenheim-iv-r3738
LW claims by Michael Balss
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 March 1941 | T2278 | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF | 3 | Auwemalaan road, Tolbert, Groningen prv | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Mar-2014 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2014 07:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2016 17:51 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 21-Jan-2016 17:28 | DB | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2016 21:00 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Feb-2016 14:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 05-Mar-2016 14:01 | J.Cryer | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 07:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Jul-2019 14:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2019 14:20 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
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