Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Delft: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 1706 LT
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Registration:
Z7496
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1517LT on an operation to Rotterdam. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Delft. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald James Brownee Rost, pilot,
Sgt John Hughes, observer,
Sgt Stanley William Winter, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.