ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52723
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| Date: | Friday 3 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | P5332 |
| MSN: | PT-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zwarte Meer lake, near inlet Ganzendiep; Flevoland -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Takeoff at 23:05 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Heinz Grimm of the 5./NJG 2 - (claim) 15 km WNW of Zwolle.
Two of the crew rest at Amersfoort in Utrecht province:
Pilot:R/85433 Flt Sgt Charles Garnett Wilde RCAF - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 48.
Observer:1198862 Sgt Alan Denis Bond - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 630.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/91205 Flt Sgt Jack Edward Gibbs RCAF - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 631.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/69734 Flt Sgt Thomas Edward Crothers RCAF -Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 49.
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1669
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2017 15:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2018 17:51 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 13:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2022 12:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source, Category] |
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