ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140807
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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:23 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE652 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Virelles, 5 km northeast of Chimay, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, UK |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Herget of the Stab I/NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Florennes airfield.
Target: Frankfurt
Call Sign: KW-
Takeoff time: 23:12
Crew:
Pilot P/O John H. Sammet RCAF
Navigator Sgt Douglas A. Weller
Bomb aimer Sgt John Hehir RCAF
Wireless operator Sgt George Levins
Tail gunner Sgt Jack Budreau RCAF
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-te-virelles
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/19091-HE6521943-04-11.html
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2011 15:54 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 10-Apr-2018 08:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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