ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51579
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| Date: | 26-JUL-1943 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE803 |
| C/n / msn: | AL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | west of Culemborg train stn, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, UK |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank of the Stab I./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 or an He 219 prototype from Venlo airfield. Also claimed by Flak, but the claim of Hptm. Frank was subsequently confirmed.
Takeoff time: 22:39
Crew:
Pilot F/O. K.M. Johnston J/16067 RCAF Bergen op zoom RCAF 5 G 10 Wounded. Died in Tilburg Hospital
Navigator Sgt. H.W. Clarke R/130684 RCAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer Sgt. F.W.R. Frost 1320228 RAF Survived POW
Wo ag Sgt. J.A.M. Lortie R/79144 RCAF Survived POW
Air gunner Lt. J.C. Elliott O-885955 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2710&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 03:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2018 13:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2019 13:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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