ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140878
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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HZ314 |
| MSN: | AS-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Buchholz in der Nordheide, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington (EGNJ) |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Walter Rohlfing of the 9./NJG 3, flying Bf 110 G-4 Wnr. 6353 from Stade airfield. Also coned by searchlights.
Takeoff time: 22:38
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer George Ashplant CGM RAFVR 148442 [Killed] (NCO:1382143 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 August, 1943)
Navigator : Pilot Officer Henry James Arthur Reid RAFVR 149302 [Killed] (NCO:1330571 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 September, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Cyril Arthur Land RAFVR 1392263 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Alexander George Wells RAFVR 1286485 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Albert Edgar Jeffery RAFVR 1319892 [Killed]
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HZ314
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 13:23 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 23-Jul-2018 20:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 24-Jul-2023 12:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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