ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52093
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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:55 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 199 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HZ263 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km W of Zandvoort, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham, UK |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Fw. Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from probably Bergen airfield.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: EX-E
Takeoff time: 19:30
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant William John King RAF 41712 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Douglas Arthur Nunn RAFVR 1160293 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Charles Richard Townsend RAAF Aus/406964 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Cyril Frank White RAFVR 1312741 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Russell Irwin Edwards RCAF R/153973 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2117&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 08:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2018 18:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2019 18:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2022 13:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Aug-2022 22:42 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2024 08:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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