ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52551
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| Date: | Friday 11 September 1942 |
| Time: | 00:32 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 26 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV867 |
| MSN: | -E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Stramproy & Hunsel; Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wing |
Takeoff at 21:00 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Schellwat of the 5./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield in Belgium.
The crew was initially buried at Venlo:
Pilot / Sgt. A.I.L. Downs 403565 RAAF / Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland; grave 12 D 3-5
Observer / Sgt. J.J. Kearns 656186 RAF / Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland; grave 12 D 3-5
Observer / Sgt. R.H. Kirkpatrick 1270480 RAF / Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland; grave 12 D 3-5
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. J.W. Rowling 1264833 RAF / Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland; grave 12 D 6
Air Gunner /Sgt. T.P. Allenby R/95975 RCAF / Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland; grave 12 D 7
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1824&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Sep-2017 19:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2020 12:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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