ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269338
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| Date: | Saturday 12 May 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EJ588 |
| MSN: | JF-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rotenburg, about 40 kms east of Bremen, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B152 Fassberg, Germany |
| B152 Fassberg |
No.3 Squadron, RAF was participating in a victory flypast over Bremerhaven, Germany, and flying at 1,000 feet.
One of the aircraft of 'A' Flight, EJ588, lagged behind and the pilot attempted to catch up, but in doing so he collided from below and behind with Tempest SN166.
Both aircraft were seriously damaged by the impact and began to fall, out of control.
The pilot of EJ588 was able to bale out but was killed when his parachute did not open in time.
The pilot of SN166 died when his aircraft hit the ground and caught fire.
Flt-Lt William Roy ROBERTSON, 116147, RAFVR (in EJ588), and Flt-Sgt Wilson CAMPBELL, 1566945, RAFVR (in SN166) are buried at Hanover War Cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
RAFWeb
RAF Commands Forum
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2021 04:18 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Nov-2021 10:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Nov-2021 00:02 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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