ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51967
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| Date: | Monday 3 May 1943 |
| Time: | 17:57 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AJ209 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kometensingel, Amsterdam-Noord, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold, Norfolk, UK |
Shot down by the German Luftwaffe during a bombing raid on the local power station on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Two crew members died in the crash, 2 others became POW.
Operation: Ramrod – short range bomber attacks to destroy ground targets, similar to Circus attacks
Call Sign: EG-V
Takeoff time: 16:43
Crew:
Pilot S/L. L.H. Trent VC, DFC 36146 RAF Survived pow
Observer F/Lt. V. Phillips 45749 RAF Survived pow
Nav ba F/O. R.D.C. Thomas 108829 RAF Amsterdam 69 C 2
Air gunner Sgt. G.W. Trenery 1324586 RAF Amsterdam 69 C 3
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2247&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://aircrewremembered.com/trent-leonard-1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2017 12:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2018 16:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2018 16:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2018 07:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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