ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51922
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:13 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE440 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Huppel F20, NE of Winterswijk, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: SE-Y
Takeoff time: 23:45
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. G.R.Y. Wood 658403 RAF Winterswijk 27
Navigator Sgt. E.L. Gummer 1379214 RAF Winterswijk 26
Bomb aimer Sgt. I.E. Mobley 1575533 RAF Winterswijk 28
Wo ag Sgt. A. Cresswell 1210978 RAF Winterswijk 24
Wo ag Sgt. T.H. Smith 993817 RAF Winterswijk 25
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2304
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 03:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2018 09:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 01:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 11-May-2023 19:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Location]] |
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