ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203837
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 00:46 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L9623 |
| MSN: | ZA-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westerschelde estuary near Cadzand, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Takeoff at 23:56 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was ditched off the Dutch coast after being damaged by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the 9./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
The Squadron was informed on 6 June 1942 that they all crew members had been rescued except for Sgt Whitfield:
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Edward Ronald Senior RAFVR 107313 [Injured] (NCO:1385080 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 November, 1941)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Hessel RAF [Injured]
Navigator : Sergeant Griffiths RAF
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Hampton RAF
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Hedger RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Collar RAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Whitfield RAFVR 954271 [Killed]
P/O Senior was killed just over a fortnight later, BB201.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/senior-edward.html
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2018 21:04 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2020 19:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2020 19:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2020 19:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 23-Apr-2020 19:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 09-Sep-2023 13:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Damage]] |
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