ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236245
Last updated: 20 May 2020
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| Date: | 28-AUG-1942 |
| Time: | 23:36 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DF665 |
| C/n / msn: | VR-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Petit-Doische, province of Namur -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Operation - Saarbrücken, Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Kurt Martinek of the 9./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 from Laon-Athies airfield in France.
It didn't take long for the Wellington to burn at Petit-Doische, just on the border with France, 2 km WNW of Givet. Four bodies were found there; in addition to Sergeant P.K. Zaparynuk RCAF (flying his first operation), the unfortunate ones were Sgt Jon R. Morrow RCAF, the 24-year-old wireless operator, Sgt Andrew Holmes RCAF, also wireless operator - Sgt Archie E. Caton RCAF, the 21-year-old air gunner. Their graves are at Gosselies.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-petit-doische
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DF665
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 12:11 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-May-2020 13:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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