ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195389
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| Date: | Friday 15 May 1942 |
| Time: | 22:35-45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AM906 |
| MSN: | RR-A |
| 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 20:24 hrs for a strike on an east-bound convoy off the Dutch Frisian islands.
During the attack, the aircraft was shot down by V 2002 or V 2003 or V 311 or M 19 or Bordflak merchant vessel 'Selje'.
The four Canadian crew members are all missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot / F/Sgt. G.F. Alger R/60428 RCAF / panel 102
Observer / F/Sgt. G.A. Tooth R/74914 RCAF / panel 107
Wireless Operator / F/Sgt. M. Knight R/86550 RCAF / panel 105
Air Gunner / F/Sgt. G.F. MacNutt R/72754 RCAF / panel 105
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1510C
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 February 1942 | AM617 | 407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF | 4 | North Sea 15 km NE of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland | |
w/o |
| 21 June 1942 | FH346 | 407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF | 4 | North Sea between Terschelling and Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2017 15:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-May-2017 15:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 27-Jan-2018 11:19 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 11:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2022 17:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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