British bombardement on Blankenberge (Belgian Coast)

[CNOCK]

Hello,

this may be a long shot, but I am looking for the RAF unit that bombed Blankenbege at 23.45 hrs on 24 April 1942.

regards,

Cnock

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Very sorry Cnock but I didn't found something about the bombing of Blankenberge in april 1942

[CNOCK]

Hello Prosper,

there are reports of bombings during that day (on Flushing, etc), but not of bombings during that night

regards,

Cnock

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Hello Cnock,
Flushing??? You mean Vlissingen???
Maybe the target was wrong???

[CNOCK]

Hello Prosper,

seems there was RAF activity that night,
39 aircraft were sent to Dunkirk and 4 Bristol Blenheims were 'intruding'

Cnock

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Maybe the target was Zeebrugge and the RAF bombers made a mistake???

[CNOCK]

At Blankenberge they are persuaded it was a crippled RAF bomber plane that got rid of its bombs,
several civilians were killed.

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Could it be possible that Blankenberge was an opportunty target????
Never heard about a bombing of Blankenberge.

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Sorry Cnock, I checked into my French and Dutch languages books, but found anything about a bombing of Blankenberge in april 1942
Kindly regards
Prosper

[CNOCK]

Prosper,
thanks anyway
it happened indeed, 10 civilians killed

regards,

Cnock

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Hello Cnock,
I just read the following text :
dat geallieerde bommen te Brugge tien en te Blankenberge elf doden eisten.
https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/jacq003belg0 ... 1_0015.php
But no mention about a british squadron and I did’t know if it was in the month april 1942.
Here is the translation of the text in dutch language
Casualties of allied bombings were 10 civilians death in Brugge and 11 civilians in Blankenberge