ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52484
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| Date: | Thursday 29 October 1942 |
| Time: | 16:07 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3540 |
| MSN: | KO-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 80-120 km west of Katwijk, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Takeoff at 14:00 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Essen in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by a Focke-Wulf Fw 190A of the 4./JG 1 operating from Woensdrecht airfield. Claimants were Leutnant Rüdiger von Kirchmayr and Unteroffizier Kurt Niedereicholz.
Pilot / F/Sgt. R.W. Urwin NZ405346 RNZAF / Vlissingen cemetery; grave D 15 / washed up near Wissenkerke (Zeeland) 25 November
Navigator / Sgt. C.S. McHenry 1016740 RAF / Runnymede Memorial 88
Bomb Aimer / Sgt. H.P. Norcross 1120097 RAF / Runnymede Memorial 90
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / F/O. R.L. Meredith NZ411768 RNZAF / Runnymede Memorial 114
Rear Gunner / Sgt. L.H. Martin NZ412346 RNZAF / Runnymede Memorial 117
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1892
http://www.ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg1.htm
LW Claims by Michael Balss
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1942 | X3561 | 115 Sqn RAF | 3 | between Vlodrop and Herkenbosch; Limburg | |
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] |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2020 20:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2022 09:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Oct-2022 10:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source] |
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