ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52540
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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1942 |
| Time: | 05:48 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 26 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X9786 |
| MSN: | -F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 2 km west of Elburg, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wing |
Took off at 23:53 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Dormann of the Stab III./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Twente airfield.
Those who did not survive rest at Amsterdam:
Pilot / P/O. R.L. Hage 119024 RAF / grave 85 A 9
Observer / Sgt. K.D. Jones 1128890 RAF / grave 85 C 7
Observer / Sgt. A.K. Smith 656553 RAF / grave 85 B 8
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. D. Fisher 1265865 RAF / grave 85 B 7
Air Gunner / Sgt. J.A. Gartlan R/79372 RCAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1839
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Jun-2009 22:01 | BudScotland | Updated |
| 05-Nov-2010 06:54 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2017 06:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2020 14:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2022 18:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source, Category] |
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