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| Date: | Friday 10 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:12 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1324 |
| MSN: | QT-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea NE of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Takeoff at 23:37 hrs for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation to the Heligoland area.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2 - (claim) North Sea NE of Terschelling - flying from Leeuwarden airfield.
Four of the crew are missing in action:
Pilot:100549 Fg Off Stanley Bryan Critchison - Runnymede Memorial Panel 66
Observer:J/15265 Plt Off Joseph Edward Hector Emond - RCAF - Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery Grave 82.
Bomb Aimer:1165632 Sgt William Ernest Hudson - Runnymede Memorial Panel 86
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1381702 Sgt Herbert Sidney Stock - Runnymede Memorial Panel 94
Air Gunner:1378783 Sgt John Charles Skelton - Runnymede Memorial Panel 93
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1690
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jul-2017 09:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2018 22:41 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, ] |
| 10-Feb-2018 22:58 | Red Dragon | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2020 09:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jun-2022 02:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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