ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52878
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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM939 |
| MSN: | NO-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 16 km N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircham Newton |
Takeoff at 23:00 hrs for a strike against a convoy off the Frisian islands.
"Cheribon" was hit by ships' Flak from convoy 277 and ditched in the North Sea. The four Dutch crew members were taken prisoner of war:
Pilot: Off.Vl. 1e klas H J Schaper RNNAS PoW
Co-Pilot:21078 Sgt.Vl. A.C. den Boer RNNAS PoW
Navigator:12060 Sgt. A.G.T. Lensing RNNAS PoW
Bomb Aimer:18029 1 M. Loos RNNAS PoW
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1529A
RAF Prisoners of War
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 November 1942 | EW903 | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea 25 km N of Terschelling, Friesland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-May-2017 09:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2017 16:55 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2020 12:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2022 08:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2022 09:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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