ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52690
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1942 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8420 |
| MSN: | PH-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Verlaatsweg road, Spierdijk, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Takeoff at 23:53 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2 - (claim) Spierdijk.
There were no survivors:
Pilot:45429 Flt Lt John Charles Douglas Langley - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1. Row B. Coll. grave 12-16.
Observer:7256886 Flt Sgt Leo West - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1. Row B. Coll. grave 12-16.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1166153 Sgt Leslie Desmond Harris - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1. Row B. Coll. grave 12-16.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1380776 Sgt Kenneth Sampson Revell - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1. Row B. Coll. grave 12-16.
Air Gunner:R/64416 Flt Sgt Harry Robert Hamilton RCAF - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1. Row B. Coll. grave 12-16.
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1704
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jul-2017 09:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2018 17:09 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 07-May-2020 17:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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