ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51971
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| Date: | Monday 3 May 1943 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE731 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zomerweg, Haarlem, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold |
Shot down by Leutnant E. Besgen of the 5./JG 1, flying an Fw 190A from Woensdrecht airfield.
Operation: Ramrod – short range bomber attacks to destroy ground targets, similar to Circus attacks
Target: Amsterdam, local power plant
Call Sign: EG-O
Takeoff time: 16:43
Crew:
Pilot P/O. T.L.B. Taylor 412279 RNzAF Survived Wounded
Observer P/O. M.B. Shapiro 142913 RAF Survived Wounded
Wireless op Sgt. L.J. Littlewood 1376961 RAF Survived
Air gunner Sgt. G.T. Tattam 1467770 RAF Bergen NH 2 E 13
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2244&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2018 19:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2018 07:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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