ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53324
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| Date: | Monday 7 July 1941 |
| Time: | 02:17 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1063 |
| MSN: | KO-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham |
| RAF Marham |
Mission-Münster. Took off from RAF Marham at 2326 hrs. Crashed 0217 hrs into the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog in the Dutch Frisian Islands. It is believed the crew tried to make a controlled landing as a w/t message was received indicating this intention.
Crew
Sgt O A Matthews RNZAF (KIA)
Sgt J W Bent (KIA) - washed up 7 Aug 41, identified 2008
Sgt CS R Edwards RCAF (KIA)
Sgt K G MacLeay (KIA)
Sgt A Webster (KIA)
Sgt W A Strachan RCAF (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1088&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 84.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1941 | T2563 | 115 Sqn RAF | 1 | Smith's Farm at Scottow, near Norwich, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 29 July 1942 | Z1624 | 115 Sqn RAF | 2 | IJsselmeer 10 km SW of Lemmer, Friesland | |
w/o |
| 28 August 1942 | X3675 | 115 Sqn RAF | 3 | Rue du Condroz, Grand-Hallet, Hannuit, Liège |  |
w/o |
| 22 September 1942 | BJ962 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea |  |
mis |
| 17 December 1942 | BK336 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | Grafeld, Berge, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2016 19:11 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:38 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2019 08:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 00:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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