ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53288
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| Date: | Thursday 17 July 1941 |
| Time: | 00:40 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1718 |
| MSN: | KX-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 5 km W of Lemmer, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham |
| RAF East Wretham |
Mission-Hamburg. Took off from RAF East Wretham at 23:07 hrs. Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Rudolf Schoenert of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 C-7 G9+JM from Bergen airfield; crashed 0327 hrs into the IJsselmeer off Tacozijl. Sgt Mares is buried in Lemmer General Cemetery.
Crew
Sgt G Nyc (POW)
Sgt K Stastny (POW)
Fg Off J Zafouk (POW)
Plt Off O Cerny (POW)
Sgt F Knap (POW)
Sgt J Mares (KIA)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World war 1941 Page 95.
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1123&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2016 17:58 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2017 08:17 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2019 10:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2019 10:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 17:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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