ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52755
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:09 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1652 CU RAF |
| Registration: | V9993 |
| MSN: | GV-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Luttenberg, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marston Moor, UK |
Takeoff at 23:58 hrs for the third 1000 bomber raid, this time the target being Bremen in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Fritz Carstens of the 7./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield - (claim) 1.5 km north of Luttenberg (4B) at 02:09 hrs.
Those who survived were all taken prisoner of war:
Pilot:61037 Fg Off Kenneth Derek Whisken DFC - Dalfsen General Cemetery Plot 6. Row 1. Grave 1.
Co-Pilot:R/71491 Flt Sgt H F Spratt RCAF PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24944.
Flight Engineer:641185 Sgt V A Martin PoW Stalag Luft 4 Sagan and Belaria. PoW Number 338
Observer: J/40353 Plt Off W H Andrews RCAF PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24952
Bomb Aimer:J/15436 Fg Off D B E McKenzie RCAF PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 475.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/71717 Sgt R W Wagstaff RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 24946.
Air Gunner:R/77490 Flt Sgt Ian Reay Watson RCAF - Raalte General Cemetery Grave 5.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=V9993&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
RAF Prisoners of War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Oct-2014 18:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2017 07:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2018 13:37 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 21:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-May-2020 22:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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