ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52533
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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1942 |
| Time: | 01:20 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 26 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV723 |
| MSN: | PB-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJzer River, Beerst, Diksmuide, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wing |
Took off from RAF Wing at 20:19 local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberfeldwebel Kollak & Unteroffizier Hermann of the 7./NJG 4, who had taken off from Juvincourt airfield (France) in Bf 110 3C+AR.
All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Sgt P L Looney RAAF +
Sgt J Clayton +
Sgt J T Pate +
Sgt A E W Butler +
Sgt C G Calcutt +
Sources:
Royal Air Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War Volume 7.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three - Dr Theo E W Boiten.
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1849A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Oct-2016 12:59 | sunnyhill_50@hotmail | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2017 14:28 | Red Dragon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2017 07:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 19-Sep-2017 07:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 01-Jun-2020 16:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2020 16:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2020 07:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 05:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Nov-2022 07:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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