Accident Vickers Wellington Mk Ic DV818,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52777
 
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Date:Tuesday 23 June 1942
Time:01:37 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk Ic
Owner/operator:103 Sqn RAF
Registration: DV818
MSN: PM-?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:the Huibertgat, Groningen prv -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Elsham Wolds
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 23:08 hrs for an operation to Emden in Germany.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the harbour protection vessel Hafenschützboot 647 and crashed in the Huibertgat.
Three crew members are missing in action:

Pilot:33251 Wg Cdr Oliver Godfrey DFC - Wierhuizen Protestant Cemetery De Marne Plot 1. Grave 3. (Washed up near Wierhuizen 12 July 42)
Co-Pilot: Aus/404964 Flt Sgt Vincent John Gallogly RAAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 111
Observer:105178 Plt Off Arthur Cyril Reid Downward - Runnymede Memorial Panel 69. NCO:1164827, Gazette of 23rd September 1941.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1109090 Sgt James Wallace Porteous - Sage War Cemetery 7. D. 4.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:648197 Flt Sgt Henry Gordon Edwards - Runnymede Memorial Panel 74
Air Gunner:1180201 Sgt F E Barnett PoW Stalag Kopernikus. PoW Number 302

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three / location & cause
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1624&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
CWGC.
RAF Prisoner of War

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 May 1941 R1494 103 Sqn RAF 2 Oude Pekela, Groningen prv w/o
17 June 1941 N2849 103 Sqn RAF 6 Teutenstraat, Hamont-Achel, Limburg w/o
29 August 1941 R1213 103 Sqn RAF 4 Valckenisseweg road, Rilland, Zeeland w/o
20 September 1941 X9665 103 Sqn RAF 6 Gildehaus nature reserve, GB, Niedersachsen w/o
15 January 1942 R1395 103 Sqn RAF 5 road Appel - Hollenstedt; Niedersachsen w/o
29 March 1942 R1061 103 Sqn RAF 6 North Sea off Schleswig-Holstein w/o
31 May 1942 R1234 103 Sqn RAF 4 near Kirmington, near Ulceby, Lincolnshire, England w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
22-Jun-2017 13:34 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Jan-2018 22:24 Red Dragon Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
21-Jan-2018 16:14 Red Dragon Updated [Date]
21-Jan-2018 16:14 Red Dragon Updated [Source]
16-Oct-2018 18:50 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
01-May-2020 09:53 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
03-Dec-2021 09:40 Rob Davis Updated [Narrative]
14-Jun-2022 08:32 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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