ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52071
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| Date: | Monday 29 March 1943 |
| Time: | 23:46 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BJ762 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sondeler Leien, Gaasterland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Helmut Lent of the Stab IV/NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+AF from Leeuwarden airfield.
Target: Bochum, Germany
Call Sign: OW-O
Takeoff time: 19:31
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Richard Earl Todd RCAF R/126792 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 September, 1942) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Harvey Martin RCAF R/136325 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant John Franklin Gubb RCAF R/145232 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant James Taylor RAF 1128679 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Arthur Bailey RCAF R/141776 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2148&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 07:28 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Mar-2018 15:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 15:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Mar-2024 08:23 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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