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| Date: | Friday 6 November 1942 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE848 |
| MSN: | YH-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | North Sea west of Bergen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold, Norfolk |
Ventura AE848/X: Takeoff at 13:55 hrs local time for a bombing operation against IJmuiden. 06/11/1942
Shot down by Flak. Crashed in North sea at 14:35 hrs.
Crew:
F/Sgt Norman Alexander GARDNER (R/76113) WOp RCAF - killed
F/O Robert Walter NEILL (J/15441) AG RCAF - killed
F/O Allan Ernest Kench PERRY (111.943) obs. RAFVR - killed
F/O Leslie George Oliver SMITH (117.026) pilot RAFVR - killed
Sources:
4.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
1.ORB
2.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2017 21:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2017 10:08 | Red Dragon | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:01 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:01 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 30-Aug-2020 10:04 | soucek56 | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 31-Oct-2020 18:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2022 17:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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