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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 1941 |
| Time: | 02:10 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W5534 |
| MSN: | LQ-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Avereest, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
On Monday, 14 July 1941, (a part of) the aircraft of the 405 squadron (RAF), took off for a mission to Hannover in Germany from a station (airfield) in or near Pocklington. One of the crew members was Sergeant E Jones. He departed for his mission at 22:30. He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type Ic, with serial W5534 and code LQ-N). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Tuesday, 15 July 1941.
Aircraft failed to returned from its mission: Shot down by NF Oblt. H-K. Kamp of III/NJG 1 and Crashed at Avereest, Overijssel, Netherlands. All six crew bailed out, survived, and were taken PoW:
Pilot Sgt. D.B. Thrower 904944 RAF Survived PoW, escaped, PoW
Co-Pilot P/O. R.G.M. Morgan 60561 RAF Survived pow (NCO:961835 Commission Gazetted : Friday 28 February, 1941)
Navigator Sgt. V.R.J. Slaughter 958689 RAF Survived evader, pow
Wireless op Sgt. E. Jones 643332 RAF Survived pow
Air gunner Sgt. J.N. Kirk R/51830 RCAF Survived evader
Air gunner Sgt. W.C. Dossetter 1376867 RAF Survived evader, pow
Sources:
1. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
2. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/19749-W55341941-07-15.html
3. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1112A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Oct-2017 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2017 09:20 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Jul-2019 19:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 14-Jul-2023 06:40 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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