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| Date: | Thursday 4 July 1940 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8866 |
| MSN: | WV- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brielse Maas, near Oostvoorne, west of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Blenheim L8866. Takeoff at 08:35 hrs for an operation at Homburg in NW Germany. 04/07/1940
Shot down during a daylight bombing sortie to a target at Homburg in Germany and crashed into the Brielse Maas near Oostvoorne, west of Rotterdam. Believed that claimed by Uffz Günther Behse of 2./JG 76 at 12.10 hrs. (German time).
Crew:
F/Lt (25062) Ivor Chudleigh Bethune WORTHINGTON-WILMER (Pilot) RAF killed
Sgt (581359) Jesse George STANLEY (Obs.) RAF killed
Sgt (538737) George Edwin MAYDON (WOp/AG) RAF killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft.
https://sites.google.com/site/wo2vpr1/home/1940-07-04-blenheim
Blenheim production list
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Feb-2016 14:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Mar-2016 20:15 | MiG21 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-Jul-2019 07:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2022 09:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 08-Aug-2024 21:19 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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