ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195387
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| Date: | Friday 15 May 1942 |
| Time: | 22:35 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AM679 |
| MSN: | RR-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircham Newton |
Takeoff at 20:25 hrs for a strike on an east-bound convoy off the Dutch Frisian islands.
During the attack, the aircraft collided with a mast of Vorpostenboot V 2002 of the 20. Vorpostenflottille.
The four Canadian crew members are all missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot / P/O. W.A. Haliburton J/6403 RCAF / panel 100
Observer / P/O. L.N. Skinner J/9163 RCAF / panel 101
Wireless Operator / F/Sgt. L.O. Scott R/74249 RCAF / panel 106
Air Gunner / F/Sgt. A.J.W. Pottle R/70741 RCAF / panel 106
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1510A
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 April 1942 | AM878 | 407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF | 5 | North Sea 7 km N of Ameland, Friesland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2017 15:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Jan-2018 11:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 11:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2022 16:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 13-May-2022 17:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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