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| Date: | Sunday 8 November 1942 |
| Time: | 00:38 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK198 |
| MSN: | QT-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 7 km west of Bergen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
The pilot was blinded by searchlights and the aircraft was hit by the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 845 (o).
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations.
Call Sign: QT-P
Takeoff time: 22:45
Pilot / Sgt. R.F. Hill 656834 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 85
Navigator / Sgt. J. Atkinson 810060 RAF / Bergen cemetery; grave 1 A 27 / washed up near Bergen aan Zee 8 November
Bomb Aimer / F/Sgt. T. Woodhouse AUS403846 RAAF / Bergen cemetery; grave 1 A 28 / washed up near Bergen aan Zee 8 November
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Sgt. N.B. Collins 1453186 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 80
Rear Gunner / F/Sgt. M.R. Hehir AUS408579 RAAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 111
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1903
http://www.go2war2.nl/artikel/4680/Crash-of-Wellington-BK198-near-Bergen.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jul-2017 11:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2017 19:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-Nov-2017 07:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 02-Nov-2020 18:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
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