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| Date: | Thursday 12 June 1941 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5439 |
| MSN: | OJ-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Het Broek, NW of Bergharen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 23:43 for an operation to Düsseldorf, Germany.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 2./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 642.
The pilot, Sgt. W.Harrison, crash-landed the aircraft, all crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Cerw:-
Pilot : Sergeant Wilfred Harrison RAF 580035 [PoW]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant George Arthur Johnstone RAF 401389 [PoW]
Observer : Sergeant Clifford Morgan RAF 944601 [PoW]
Front Gunner : Warrant Officer Tasman Errol Scholefield RAF 391387 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Vernon George Ingram Anderson RAF 551296 [PoW]
Flight Sergeant Michael Thomas Kenny RAF 629851 [PoW]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1051&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 09:20 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-Jun-2019 08:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2019 05:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 06:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-Mar-2024 06:24 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-May-2024 15:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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