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| Date: | Thursday 15 January 1942 |
| Time: | 20:46 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 104 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5417 |
| MSN: | EP-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea off Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:38 LT for a bombing operation to Emden, Germany.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 7./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 246 battery Ameland and crashed into the North Sea.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Basil Andrew Adams RAF 1293087 [Killed]
Sergeant Reginald Cooke RAFVR 913706 [Killed]
Sergeant Charles Kenneth German RAFVR 1056639 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Royal George Lindsay RNZAF NZ/401396 [Killed]
Sergeant Walter George Tate RAFVR 1255945 [Killed]
All are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745).
This was the last operation of 104 Sqdn before moving to Malta. Remnants of unit renumbered 158 Sqdn.
Sources:
1. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
2. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/adams-basil-andrew.html
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2019 09:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Jun-2022 08:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-Jun-2024 07:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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