ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236364
Last updated: 25 May 2020
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| Date: | 05-SEP-1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BJ602 |
| C/n / msn: | VR-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea off the Dutch Frisian islands -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:40 hrs local time for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
The Luftwaffe pilot claimed three Wellingtons destroyed at 04:15, 04:45 & 05:09 hrs.
All five crew members are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ602
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 09:19 | TigerTimon | Added |
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