ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51779
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:14 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HF542 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westendorp, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: AL-
Takeoff time: 23:08
Crew:
Pilot F/O. R.P. Davies J/21939 RCAF Varsseveld A 8
Navigator F/Sgt. D.E. Campbell R/128774 RCAF Varsseveld A 7
Bomb aimer Sgt. R. Zeidel R/148402 RCAF Runnymede Memorial
Wo ag Sgt. L.P.R. Taillefer R/108469 RCAF Runnymede Memorial
Air gunner F/Sgt. A.J. MacLachlan R/128077 RCAF Varsseveld A 9
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2435
- 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 07:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2018 08:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Jun-2023 08:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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