ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52506
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 October 1942 |
| Time: | 23:04 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DF639 |
| MSN: | AA-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Slagharen, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Takeoff at 19:30 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Osnabrück in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Hans Krause, Unteroffizier Otto Zinn & Unteroffizier Fritz Specht of the Stab I./NJG 3, who had taken off from Rheine (Germany) at 21:40 hrs, in Dornier Do 217J D5+LH.
The five crew members rest in the Hardenberg cemetery:
Pilot Sgt. G.W. Rhodes 1331658 RAF / grave A 13
Observer Sgt. W.J. Howes 1378338 RAF / grave A 14
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner F/Sgt. J. Forman R/80334 RCAF / grave A 11
Front Gunner Sgt. G. Slater 1287890 RAF / grave A 15
Rear Gunner Sgt. J. Forbes 131489 RAF / grave A 12
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1872&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 March 1942 | X3462 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 6 | Johannesstraße nr. 9, Kiel-Gaarden-Ost, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Oct-2017 14:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2020 20:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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