ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51857
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| Date: | Monday 24 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:08 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE290 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leppepaalweg, Rutbeek, near Buurse, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington (EGNJ), Lincolnshire |
Shot down at 5000 meters by a Bf 110 G-4 (coded G9+AD) of the Stab III./NJG 1, flown by Hauptmann Wolfgang Thimmig during a raid on Dortmund.
Call Sign: AS-J
Takeoff time: 23:19
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. E.S. Morris 656599 RAF Haaksbergen 4 3 17
Nav ba Sgt. H.B. Thompson 1483381 RAF Haaksbergen 4 3 19
Nav ba Sgt. F.V.G. Alloway 1238809 RAF Haaksbergen 4 3 15
Wo ag Sgt. R.F. Williamson 1074636 RAF Haaksbergen 4 3 18
Air gunner Sgt. J.R. Stewart R/138281 RCAF Haaksbergen 4 3 16
5xKIA and burried in Haaksbergen General Cemetery
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2364&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 |
| 17-Jun-2009 07:05 | w.bleumink | Updated |
| 30-Dec-2011 07:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2013 13:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2018 08:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2018 19:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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