ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54118
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8831 |
| MSN: | BL-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between the Uithofslaan road - Wennetjessloot, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Blenheim L8831/X: Took off at 15:50 hrs for a Attack enemy airfields in NL. 10/05/1940
The aircraft was shot down by a Luftwaffe fighter and crashed, while engaged in a bombing operation to Ypenburg airfield.
Crew:
LAC (539332) Harold BRIDSON (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Sgt (561257) Victor SPURR (Obs.) RAF - killed
Sgt (580177) Ivor Llewellyn THOMAS (Pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0099&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Feb-2010 01:00 | penguin832 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2013 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2013 18:32 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 15-Dec-2014 17:03 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Mar-2020 18:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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