ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52101
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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:25 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BK348 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Echteld, NE of Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
Shot down by Oblt. Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: QB-J
Takeoff time: 19:36
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Robert George Caldwell RCAF J/16785 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant William Frederick Topping RCAF R/103759 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Gordon Johnson Cory RCAF J/11240 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Alfred Perry Larson RCAF R/102165 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Leslie Alfred Parker RCAF R/92418 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2119&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 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 07:28 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Mar-2018 09:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 10:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Jun-2022 10:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Aug-2022 22:49 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2024 08:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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