ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52792
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| Date: | Saturday 20 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:48 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1611 |
| MSN: | DX-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mekkelinkweg, Hellendoorn, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, UK |
Takeoff at 23:45 hrs for an operation to Emden in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Wolfrat Bauer of the 7./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield - (claim) 5 km NW Nijverdal (4A); crashed near Rhaan 5 km north of Hellendoorn.
All five rest at Hellendoorn cemetery:
Pilot;1381000 Sgt Donald William Ashworth - Hellendoorn General Cemetery Joint grave 4.
Observer:930440 Sgt William Edward Collis - Hellendoorn General Cemetery Grave 2
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1375600 Sgt Harry Arthur Payne - Hellendoorn General Cemetery Grave 1
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1185878 Sgt Barton Chadwick - Hellendoorn General Cemtery Grave 3
Air Gunner:645324 Sgt Charles John Morgan - Hellendoorn General Cemtery Joint grave 4.
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1609
http://nl.tracesofwar.com/artikel/1889/Oorlogsgraven-van-het-Gemenebest-Hellendoorn.htm
CWGC
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1942 | BJ673 | 57 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea 3 km N of Ameland, Friesland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Sep-2014 18:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2017 08:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2018 13:44 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2018 14:36 | Red Dragon | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2020 20:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2020 20:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 02:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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