ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52068
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| Date: | Monday 29 March 1943 |
| Time: | 23:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MS484 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km east of Wanroij, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oblt. Martin Bauer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Bochum
Call Sign: PT-V
Takeoff time: 19:33
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Bruce Angus Grant RCAF J/21941 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Percival Edward Barron RCAF R/107770 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Sidney Victor Bradshaw RCAF R/128173 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Ronald Dyson RAFVR 1218403 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Alfred George Skiggs RAF 1384027 [PoW]
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2147
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Mar-2018 15:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2024 08:22 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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