ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52847
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:08 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 23 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1266 |
| MSN: | WE-G2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maas river near Kerkdriel, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pershore |
Takeoff at 23:05 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reese & Unteroffizier Heu of the 2./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield; crashed on the west bank of the river Maas near Kerkdriel (brickworks "Terwindt").
All rest at Uden War Cemetery in Noord-Brabant:
Pilot:401073 Fg Off William James Mawdesley RAAF Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 8.
Observer:R/85408 Flt Sgt. Frank John Barnes Scrimes RCAF Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 8.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1150769 Sgt Kenneth Norman Killby Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 8.
Air Gunner:J/8623 Plt Off Gerald Weyman Murray RCAF Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 8.
Air Gunner:R/72641 Flt Sgt. Thomas Lloyd Joseph Norrie (American) RCAF Uden War Cemetery 4 I 9
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1561&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jun-2017 07:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2018 15:28 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2018 11:25 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2020 20:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 07:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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