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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 1942 |
| Time: | 22:52 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 26 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV941 |
| MSN: | -G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 3 km west of Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wing |
Takeoff at 20:29 hrs local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Germany.
Probably, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the 9./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield - (claim) 'Stirling' sea 3 km west of Noordwijk/Katwijk aan Zee at 22:52 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Lawrence William Streeter RNZAF NZ/413505 [Killed] Noordwijk cemetery; grave 1 14
2nd Pilot : Sergeant William Gordon Archer RAFVR 656255 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial; panel 77
Observer : Sergeant Alexander Mackenzie Bartlett RAF 622974 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial; panel 77
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Douglas Arthur White RCAF R/83079 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial; panel 107
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Howard Edward Johnson RCAF R/137467 [Killed] Amsterdam cemetery; grave 69 D 10
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1842A
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three - Dr Theo E W Boiten
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Sep-2017 19:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2017 14:29 | Red Dragon | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2020 09:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2025 06:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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