ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52381
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| Date: | Thursday 14 January 1943 |
| Time: | 17:42 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HE152 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea W of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
Shot down by Kriegsmarine Flak.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Target: Nectarines (code name)
Call Sign: HD-L
Takeoff time: 16:21
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. R.V. Babington 658123 RAF Runnymede Memorial 141
Co-Pilot Sgt. J.A. Austin 414575 RNzAF Runnymede Memorial 199
Navigator F/Sgt. H.W. Stewart R/105711 RCAF Vlieland 56
Obs ba Sgt. L.H. Tabner 1293166 RAF Runnymede Memorial 166
Wo ag Sgt. M. Harris 1193140 RAF Runnymede Memorial 152
Air gunner Sgt. A.J. Chester 1254680 RAF Runnymede Memorial 145
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1985&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 |
| 30-Dec-2011 07:57 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 13:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2018 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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