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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | 01:44 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 21 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X9983 |
| MSN: | SJ-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bemelen, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Edgehill |
| Düsseldorf |
Takeoff at 23:48 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Streib & Oberfeldwebel Ruscher of the Stab I./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield.
Those who did not survive were initially laid to rest at Venlo. Today, they are buried in the Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Brian Robert Anstee RAFVR 1314169 [Killed] grave 20 B 4
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Ian Douglas Singer RAFVR 1073899 [Killed] grave 12 I 2
Observer : Sergeant Dennis George Brimfield RAFVR 1288349 [Killed] grave 20 B 3
Air Gunner : Sergeant Richard Howell Callaghan RAFVR 1312476 [Killed] grave 20 B 1
Air Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Howells RAFVR 1381796 [Killed] grave 20 B 2
Sergeant Derek Riley RAF 1068680 [PoW]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1744&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
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Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Aug-2017 11:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2020 10:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2024 06:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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