ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53298
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 1941 |
| Time: | 00:50 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 104 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5513 |
| MSN: | EP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boven Oosterdiep, Veendam, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield |
| RAF Driffield |
Took off RAF Driffield at 2252 hrs. Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Lent of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 D-3 G9+FM from Leeuwarden airfield; crashed 0050 hrs near the Dextrine factory of K & J Wilkins of Boven Oosterdiep, Veendam (Groningen), 25 km SE of Groningen Holland. All are buried in Veendam General Cemetery. This was the first loss of a 104 Squadron aircraft since reforming as a Bomber squadron at Driffield on 1st April 1941.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer William George Rowse RAFVR 61503 [Killed] (NCO:1169819 Commission Gazetted : Friday 28 March, 1941)
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Frederick Alfred Harmer RAFVR 904079 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer John Thomas Monks RAFVR 60771 [Killed] (NCO:745341 Commission Gazetted : Friday 07 March, 1941)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Everest RAFVR 952521 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Russell John Reynolds RAFVR 908653 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Laurence Dominick Coogan RAFVR 1017550 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 91.
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2016 12:37 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2017 09:20 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Jul-2019 19:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 09:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jul-2023 06:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Location]] |
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