ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52708
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| Date: | Thursday 9 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3557 |
| MSN: | AA-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee near Rottumeroog, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Operation - Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Helmut Lent & Feldwebel Walter Kubisch of the Stab II./NJG 2, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 R4+AC from Leeuwarden airfield - (claim) Waddensea South of Rottumeroog at 01:30.
Plt Off Smith was originally buried at Rottumeroog:
Pilot:NZ/41953 Plt Off Trevor Harvey Smith RNZAF - Oldebroek General Cemetery Grave 41.
Co-Pilot:NZ/412267 Plt Off Donald Norman Potts RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 116
Navigator:NZ/405367 Plt Off Alan Stewart Broun RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 115
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:NZ/405771 Sgt George Anthony Young - RNZAF -Schiermonnikoog 84
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:NZ/391085 Sgt Frank Edwin McKenzie RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 117
Air Gunner:NZ/402128 Plt Off Jack Ralph Gavegan RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 116
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1688
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1942 | BJ661 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 3 | IJsselmeer, E of Schellingwoude, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 4 September 1942 | X3794 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea 8 km NW of Callantsoog, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jul-2017 08:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2018 20:44 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 19:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-May-2020 08:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 15:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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