ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52648
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 25 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | T2909 |
| MSN: | PP-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea off Zandvoort, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Finningley |
Takeoff at 23:36 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. Possibly, it was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Dr. Horst Patuschka of the 7./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Four crew members are missing in action:
Pilot / Sgt. P. Prime R/79255 RCAF / Amsterdam cemetery; grave 69 D 1 / washed up near Zandvoort, Noord-Holland
Observer / Sgt. H. Buchan 1355712 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 79
Wireless Operator / P/O. E.B. Willoughby J/85159 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 101
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. J. Tait R/83838 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 107
Air Gunner / Sgt. E.C. Cohen 840499 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 80
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=T2909&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Aug-2017 13:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2020 13:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2022 00:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Jun-2022 00:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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