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| Date: | Friday 30 August 1940 |
| Time: | 04:25 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3620 |
| MSN: | OM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Balgzand nature reserve, Breezand, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Blenheim N3620: Took off at 00:25 hrs for an operation against De Kooy airfield.30/08/1940
Over the target, the plane was hit by light Flak from the De Kooy airfield and crashed at 04:25 hrs.
Crew::
F/O (39959) Ernest Reginald BERRY (pilot) RAF : killed
Sgt.(581542) Alfred Peter SULLY (Obs.) RAF : killed
Sgt.(552444) Henry BENTHAM (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.Blenheim production list
3.Nepa VBS database
4.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
5.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Jul-2019 06:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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