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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1943 |
| Time: | 00:49 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JA114 |
| MSN: | AL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Todenbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Karl Kades of the 5./NJG 3, flying a Do 217N from Schleswig airfield. Ofw. Kades himself was also shot down that night: he survived, but his two crew members perished.
Takeoff time: 22:28
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander James Arthur Piddington RAF 39562 [Killed] (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 December, 1937)
Navigator : Flying Officer Allan Ronald Armitage Farquhar RCAF J/14805 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Paul Renton RAFVR 136395 [Killed] (NCO:1452882 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 March, 1943)
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Scarth RAF 591518 [PoW]
Crew : Sergeant Leonard Reineck RAF 1129400 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA114
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2018 13:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jul-2023 09:05 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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