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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 199 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE277 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea or IJsselmeer, unknown -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham, UK |
Shot down by a Luftwaffe Bf 110, there are three possibilities:
- shot down by Unteroffizier Karl-Georg Pfeiffer of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen or Leeuwarden airfield. Claim location: North Sea 30 km west of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, with claim time 02:49.
- shot down by Oberleutnant Werner Husemann of the Stab/NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Deelen airfield. Claim location: IJsselmeer west of Kampen, with claim time 02:55.
- shot down by Major Kurt Holler of the Stab III./NJG 4 (detached to 1./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield. Claim location: IJsselmeer west of Urk, with claim time 02:55.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: EX-Q
Takeoff time: 23:12
Crew:
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Clifford Raymond Andrews RCAF R/108563 [Killed]
Sergeant Leonard Richard Barrow RAFVR 1321447 [Killed]
Sergeant William Henry Bellhouse RAFVR 1439058 [Killed]
Sergeant William Edward Jackson RAFVR 1219223 [Killed]
Sergeant Patrick Edward Kevin Daly Merry RAFVR 1338421 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HE277
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2018 18:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 18:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2018 18:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 12-Jan-2019 10:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 01:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-May-2024 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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