ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52811
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:55 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV773 |
| MSN: | PM-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bakel, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Takeoff at 23:16 hrs for an operation to Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Walter Spille of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) 2 km south of Brakel, 4 km east of Helmond (5B) at 01:55.
The crew all rest at Eindhoven:
Pilot:109539 Plt Off John Evans Firman - Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery Plot JJ. Grave 71.
Observer:1150278 Flt Sgt John MacQueen - Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery Plot JJ. Grave 75.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1062064 Sgt Frederick William Ewart Ball - Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery Plot JJ. Grave 72.
Wireless operator/Air Gunner:R/82814 Flt Sgt Jean Albert Marc Turner RCAF Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery Plot JJ. Grave 74.
Air Gunner:952897 Sgt Henry Halliwell - Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery Plot JJ. Grave 73.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1594&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jun-2017 20:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 12:32 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 18:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2020 19:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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