ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52613
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| Date: | Sunday 16 August 1942 |
| Time: | 04:17 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DF666 |
| MSN: | GT-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zwarte Bulten, Rozendaal, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys |
Took off from RAF Warboys at 00:45 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the Stab III./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Twente airfield - (claim) Rozendaal 6 km NE of Arnhem (4C): 3,400m at 04:17.
The crew were laid to rest in the private burial ground of Baron von Pallandt at Rozendaal:
Pilot: NZ/41994 Flt Sgt Cyril Charles Newlove RNZAF - Rozendaal Private Cemetery Grave 666.
Observer: 1031696 Sgt William George Bate - Rozendaal Private Cemetery Grave 664.
Bomb Aimer: 1450668 Sgt Frederick Cyril Graham Tate - Rozendaal Private Cemetery Grave 663.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1310626 Sgt Thomas Barker - Rozendaal Private Cemetery Grave 665.
Air Gunner: 540813 Sgt John Herbert Westgate BEM - Rozendaal Private Cemetery 667.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1778&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
http://home.kpn.nl/witie/15%20Vliegers.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Apr-2014 08:49 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2014 09:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2017 22:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Jul-2019 13:52 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2020 18:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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