ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141367
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2983 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Cromer, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While performing a reconnaissance flight off the German coast, the bomber was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The crew was able to leave the combat area and attempted to return to his base in Suffolk. While approaching the British coast, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft. The crew of a vessel christened 'Erillas' was quickly on the scene and was able to evacuate four injured occupants while the fifth was killed.
Crew (all from 9 Squadron):
Sgt John Richardson Ramshaw (pilot) RAF
Sgt Robert Hewitt, copilot,
LAC D. J. Connolly (WOp/AG)
LAC (538024) Walter Lilley, (air gunner) RAF : killed
AC1 Charles Ronald Driver, air gunner.
12 out of 22 Wellingtons shot down on this mission.
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999, published 1991
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/62: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142179
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/ramshaw-john.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-408-wellington-ia-north-sea-1-killed
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1078715/lilley,-walter/
6. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=32078
7. https://www.heligoland39.org/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2012 10:49 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 28-Apr-2018 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2019 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 11-May-2023 11:11 | Nepa | Updated [[Source]] |
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