ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52713
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| Date: | Saturday 4 July 1942 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z2213 |
| MSN: | MQ-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Den Helder 20 km west of Callantsoog, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley |
Takeoff at 07:14 LT for an operation to Bergen airfield.
Shot down by fighter pilot Unteroffizier Johannes Rathenow of the 10./JG 1 (who was flying a Bf 109 from Bergen airfield) following an attack on the target.
Crew:
P/O (104360) Charles Masterman Henning - pilot killed
P/O 133592 Percy James Voyzey - obs. killed
Sgt WOp/AG Sgt 1325218 Herbert Thomas Willig - killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1681&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Prien/Bock
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2017 19:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2018 18:50 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2019 19:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2020 18:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
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