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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:07 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HF596 |
| MSN: | AS-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 55 km N of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington (EGNJ) |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Grimm of the Stab IV./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield. The Wellington was on a Gardening (mine-laying) operation.
Takeoff time: 20:49
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Albert Peter Bates RAFVR 1066641 [Killed]
Sergeant Arthur Bromby RAFVR 1451959 [Killed]
Sergeant Ronald Carlon RAFVR 1515883 [Killed]
Sergeant Gordon William Davidson Dean RAFVR 1314707 [Killed]
Flying Officer Robert Philpot Swallow RCAF J/14504 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HF596
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2018 09:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-Aug-2018 09:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 05-Jun-2025 06:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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