ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53769
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 September 1940 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 58 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P5008 |
| MSN: | GE-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the road Groenlo-Winterswijk; Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 20:10 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Hamm in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Paul Gildner of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Borkenberge airfield in Germany. The Luftwaffe pilot was guided by ground radar and by searchlights.
The five crew members rest in the Winterswijk cemetery:
Pilot / Sgt. A.A.E. Crossland 532141 RAF / grave 1-5
Second Pilot / P/O. E. Ford 79542 RAF / grave 1-5
Observer / Sgt. C.F. Marshall 580884 RAF / grave 1-5
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Sgt. R.E. Salisbury 633936 RAF / grave 1-5
Rear Gunner / Sgt. D.W. Austen 812247 RauxAF / grave 1-5
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0846&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Sep-2020 16:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2020 16:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2020 16:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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