ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52948
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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Time: | 23:50 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1143 |
| MSN: | BU-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'Het Veenschap' at Vriezenveen, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall |
Operation - Essen, Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Herbert Lütje of the Stab III./NJG 1, who had taken off from Twente airfield.
There were Royal Artillery personnel who were seconded to Bomber Command due to the losses incurred:
Pilot: 400581 Plt Off Eric William Cuthbert Creed RAAF - Vriezenveen General Cemetery Coll. grave 1-6.
2nd Pilot: 400885 Sgt William Wykes Robey Norton RAAF - Vriezenveen General Cemetery Coll. grave 1-6.
Observer: 404277 Sgt Walter Irvine Christsen RAAF - Vriezenveen General Cemetery Coll. grave 1-6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1376234 Sgt Alfred Frederick Mons Emms - Vriezenveen General Cemetery Coll. grave 1-6.
Wireless operator/Air Gunner: 984801 Sgt John Routledge Payne - Vriezenveen General Cemetery Coll. grave 1-6.
Air Gunner - 64403 Capt Arnold Peter Mair (Royal Artillery) - Vriezenveen General Cemetery Coll. grave 1-6.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1454&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
CWGC
RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 July 1941 | R1613 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Zeven, Niedersachsen |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2017 09:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2017 18:29 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2019 11:16 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Apr-2020 18:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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