ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51835
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:35 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE699 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Proostdijk, near Nederweert, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, UK |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Walter Ehle of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond airfield, Belgium. Also claimed by the 1., 3. & 4./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 591, victory Major Ehle confirmed by the Luftwaffe.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: AS-M
Takeoff time: 23:57
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. R. Lowe 658480 RAF Eindhoven EE 34-35
Navigator Sgt. G.J. Mitchener 1389928 RAF Eindhoven EE 34-35
Bomb aimer Sgt. J.G. Watkins 1390906 RAF Eindhoven EE 34-35
Wo ag Sgt. S.F. Barrow 1386172 RAF Eindhoven EE 34-35
Air gunner Sgt. L.M. Chisnall 1324736 RAF Eindhoven EE 34-35
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2382&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2011 15:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2018 08:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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