ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52651
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:00 approx |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 25 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV439 |
| MSN: | PP-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Finantiën, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Finningley |
Takeoff at 23:41 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
The aircraft was hit by Flak over the target and attacked over Tilburg by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer & Unteroffizier Fritz Rumpelhardt of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+DC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield in Belgium.
Those who survived were taken prisoner of war:
Pilot / P/O. P.P.L.E. Welch 88429 RAF / prisoner of war
Observer / P/O. J. Hamilton 119738 RAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator / Sgt. S. Valensky R/77350 RCAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / F/Sgt. W.F. Penney R/107561 RAF / Bergen op Zoom RCAF cemetery; grave 5 H 9
Air Gunner / Sgt. D.J. Veasey R/77350 RCAF / prisoner of war
F/Lt Welch whilst at Colditz Castle was instrumental in the planning and construction of the famous Colditz Glider.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1742&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 |
| 11-Aug-2017 11:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2020 12:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2022 13:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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