ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52718
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| Date: | Friday 3 July 1942 |
| Time: | 02:49 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8579 |
| MSN: | PH-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | farm at the Ampsenseweg 4, Lochem, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Takeoff at 23:35 hrs for a bombing operation to Bremen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by Leutnant August Geiger of the 8./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield - (claim) Barchem 2 km NW Lochem (4A) at 02:49 hrs.
A post war report by a Missing Enquiry & Research Unit stated “The aircraft crashed at Exeltor near Lochem, Holland, Three of the crew were killed and Sgt’s Hawkins & Morris were POW’s’ In a later report Sgt Morris stated “ The aircraft crashed at Lochem, Holland. Sgt Williams, F/Sgt Dunn and Sgt Evans were still in the aircraft when I left. Both Williams and Evans were killed in the engagement with an enemy night fighter when the aircraft exploded. Hawkins was a POW.” Sgt Hawkins reported “Morris baled out before me, and the other three were still in the aircraft.”
Pilot: Aus/404927 Flt Sgt. Ian Clarke Dunn RAAF - Laren (Barchem) General Cemetery Plot 2. Row A. Joint grave 6.
Navigator:NZ/402848 Sgt Geoffrey Hugh Butler-Williams (Australian) RNZAF - Laren (Barchem) General Cemetery Plot 2. Row A. Grave 5.
Air Gunner:948566 Sgt S Morris PoW Stalag VIII-B (344) - Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24988.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1073118 Flt Sgt K W Hawkins - Stalag VIII-B (344) -Lamsdorf. PoW Number 25025
Air Gunner:1313522 Sgt David Evans - Laren (Barchem) General Cemetery Plot 2. Row A. Joint grave 6.
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1675
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
CWGC
ORB 12 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 April 1942 | Z8398 | 12 Sqn RAF | 5 | Hemmerwurth, Hemme, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 3 June 1942 | Z8533 | 12 Sqn RAF | 3 | Molenbeersel, Kinrooi, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2017 15:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2018 20:40 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 15:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 14:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code, Category] |
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