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| Date: | Thursday 10 September 1942 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1616 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Biervliet, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stratford |
Takeoff at 20:05 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Albert Schulz of the 1./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
All five rest in the Vlissingen cemetery:
Pilot / F/Sgt. J.D. Williams R/79368 RCAF / grave C 25
Navigator / P/O. W.T.B. McBratney J/85161 RCAF / grave C 27
Bomb Aimer / Sgt. W.T. Cranna R/93683 RCAF / grave C 24
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. C.H.L. Bell R/94770 RCAF / grave C 30
Air Gunner / F/Sgt. R.W. Hughes R/99971 RCAF / grave C 26
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1820&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
http://www.ww2.dk/air/njagd/njg2.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Sep-2017 19:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2020 11:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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