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| Date: | Thursday 17 July 1941 |
| Time: | 03:27 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X9630 |
| MSN: | BL-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee near Afsluitdijk, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Huntingdon |
| RAF Alconbury |
Mission-Hamburg. Took off from RAF Alconbury at 2320 hrs. On return, shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Do 215 B-5 G9+NM from Leeuwarden airfield. Three bodies were recovered and buried in Den Burg General Cemetery, while the names of Sgt Johnson and Sgt Platt RCAF can be seen on the panels of the Runnymede Memorial. Claim by Ofw Paul Gildner 4/NJG1 - IJsselmeer off Tacozijl - 4,000m at 03:27.
Crew
Sgt A W P Bird RNZAF (KIA)
Sgt B F T Johnson (KIA)
Plt Off J R Jamieson RCAF (POW)
Sgt L J Harrison (KIA)
Sgt B Hassall (KIA)
Sgt O I S Platt RCAF (KIA)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World war 1941 Page 93.
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1124&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2016 18:06 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 20:16 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2019 10:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jun-2022 21:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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