ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214738
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JA118 |
| MSN: | QO-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 km west-southwest of Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skipton-on-Swale, UK |
| Mönchengladbach, Germany |
Shot down by the crew of Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank & Feldwebel Erich Gotter of the Stab I./NJG 1, flying Heinkel He 219 V12 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 00:07
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant James Edward Pendleton RAFVR R/1217783 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant Jacob Jensky RCAF R/141694 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Derek Collins RAFVR 158425 (NCO:1500557 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 November, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer George Jarvis RAFVR 128010 (NCO:1577279 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 October, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Raymond Christmas White RAFVR 160524 (NCO:1053456 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 December, 1943) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Bland Joseph Pierce RCAF R/102844 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA118
'The He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson page 106
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 September 1943 | LN547 | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF | 0 | North Sea north of Borkum island (Niedersachsen) | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2018 12:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Oct-2018 19:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2021 18:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2021 12:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2024 12:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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