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| Date: | Monday 28 September 1942 |
| Time: | 18:02 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1663 |
| MSN: | KO-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 8 km SW of Urk, (modern Flevoland) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Takeoff at 13:36 hrs local time for a bombing operation to Lingen-Ems in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by a Focke-Wulf Fw 190A flown by Unteroffizier Kurt Knespel of the 10./JG 1 based at Deelen airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Robert James Sealer Parsons RAF 33462 [Killed] Amsterdam cemetery; grave 69 D 11-13
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Austin Parker RCAF R/83152 [Killed] Amsterdam cemetery; grave 69 D 11-13
Observer : Flight Sergeant William Leonard Clough RAFVR 923190 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial; panel 73
Front Gunner : Sergeant John Mitchell Gilmour RCAF R/79078 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John James Stansell RCAF R/86311 [PoW]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1857&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.zzairwar.nl/dossiers/36.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Sep-2017 06:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 07:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 17:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-Sep-2022 16:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Category, ] |
| 27-Sep-2022 16:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Nov-2024 18:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2024 18:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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