ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52482
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| Date: | Saturday 31 October 1942 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK360 |
| MSN: | JN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Polle, Steenwijkerwold, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Takeoff at 10:40 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Emden in Germany.
The aircraft was shot up by Oberfeldwebel Ernst Heesen of the 5./JG 1, flying a Fw 190 A-4 from Schiphol airfield.
All five rest in Willemsoord cemetery:
Pilot / W/O. II A.G. Makay R/86164 RCAF
Second Pilot / F/O. W.A. Tolmie 120617 RAF
Observer / Sgt. J.G. Cocks 1384870 RAF
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Sgt. J.A. Fuller NZ412322 RNZAF
Rear Gunner / F/Sgt. C.R. Patton R/110977 RCAF
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1895&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
LW claims by Michael Balss
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 1942 | Z1078 | 150 Sqn RAF | 3 | West Hill Dunsdale, Northumberland |  |
w/o |
| 15 April 1942 | DV593 | 150 Sqn RAF | 1 | Kilderseveld, Kilder, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 10 August 1942 | Z1593 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Oude Larenseweg road, Epse, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 10 August 1942 | BJ608 | 150 Sqn RAF | 4 | near Piksen hamlet, Daarle, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 25 August 1942 | X3414 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Rienne, Gedinne, Namur |  |
w/o |
| 25 August 1942 | BJ831 | 150 Sqn RAF | 3 | Kersbeek-Miskom, Kortenaken, Flemish Brabant | |
w/o |
| 28 August 1942 | X3418 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | De Neuvel near Wervershoof, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 9 September 1942 | X3304 | 150 Sqn RAF | 0 | - |  |
unk |
| 9 September 1942 | X3745 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Bois du Duc at Sart-Saint-Laurent, Fosses-la-Ville, Namur | |
w/o |
| 10 October 1942 | BK311 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
| 15 October 1942 | X3552 | 150 Sqn RAF | 6 | between Pootweg - Hazeldonkse Zandweg, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Oct-2017 19:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 19:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 30-Oct-2020 20:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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