ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52141
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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1943 |
| Time: | 21:35 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | Z1599 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boerdonk, Erp, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oblt Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
Claim location: Erp, 4 km west of Gemert at 3600 meters at 21:35
Target: Köln
Call Sign: OW-B
Takeoff time: 18:50
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. H. Rands R/105715 RCAF Eindhoven JJB 30
Nav ba F/O. J.P. Monckton J/10892 RCAF Groesbeek RCAF 16 F 12
Wo ag Sgt. R.E. Dean 1383733 RAF Eindhoven JJB 29
Wo ag F/Sgt. W.W. Cameron R/105794 RCAF Eindhoven JJB 32
Air gunner Sgt. R. Williams 1385800 RAF Eindhoven JJB 31
- F/Sgt. H.E. Vey R/106554 RCAF Survived pow
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2069&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 07:28 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Feb-2018 18:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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