ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235995
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:34 claim |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AE244 |
| MSN: | EQ-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km SE of Zevendonk, Turnhout, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Balderton, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 23:39 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Feldwebel Schellwat & Unteroffizier Willmann of the 5./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Only the pilot of the Hampden, Sgt. Orval Milford Nelson survived - he was taken prisoner of war. His three crew members rest in the churchyard of Zevendonk.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/hampden-ae244-bij-zeverdonk
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AE244
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2020 13:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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