ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53909
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| Date: | Sunday 23 June 1940 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3688 |
| MSN: | OM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ronde Blesse Rd, Willemsoord, Overijssel. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Blenheim R3688: Took off at 13:35 hrs for an operation to Soest airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen,Ger. 23/06/1940
Turned back to attack the alternative target, Schiphol airfield.
The aircraft was shot down by a Bf 110 'Zerstörer' of the I./ZG 76.
Crew:
P/O.(40376) Stephen George ESSON (Pilot) RAF : killed
P/O (77983) James Johnstone TOZER (Obs.) RAFVR : killed (NCO:745622 Commission Gazetted : Friday 26 April, 1940)
Sgt.(967455) George Ross MURCHISON (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
2.Blenheim production list
3.CWGC
4.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
5.book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/Inhalt.htm
6, Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 1940 | N3620 | 107 Sqn RAF | 3 | Balgzand nature reserve, Breezand, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jun-2019 06:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2019 05:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 19:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2022 10:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jun-2023 06:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Location]] |
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