ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205817
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| Date: | Friday 3 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV611 |
| MSN: | PM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bookholt, Nordhorn, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Takeoff at 23:21 hrs for an operation to Bremen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1 based at Twente airfield in the Netherlands - (claim) near Bookholt 3 km north of Nordhorn (4A) at 01:04/40.
The members of the crew who died were initially buried in Neuer Friedhof Lingen-Ems:
Pilot: Aus/402821 Plt Off Archie Thomas Little RAAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Observer:J/16715 Plt Off David H Davidner RCAF PoW Marlag Ind Milag Nord Westertimke (Tarnstedt). PoW Number 24974
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1325341 Sgt Thomas Alfred Elliott - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1052838 Sgt John William Edwards - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Air Gunner:R/56204 Flt Sgt Joseph Vincent Chicoine RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Sources:
RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
CWGc
RAF Prisoners of War
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 1941 | W5612 | 103 Sqn RAF | 0 | approx. 1 mile from RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire, England |  |
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| 25 July 1941 | R1397 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | between Boazum and Easterwierrum, Friesland |  |
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| 26 March 1942 | R1393 | 103 Sqn RAF | 0 | 5 miles off Orford Ness Suffolk Coast | |
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| 20 May 1942 | Z1141 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | St Nazaire |  |
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| 31 May 1942 | DV452 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | Waltrop, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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| 6 June 1942 | DV699 | 103 Sqn RAF | 4 | near Geldern, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2018 22:13 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 14:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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