ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52910
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| Date: | Thursday 16 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:24 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8951 |
| MSN: | BU-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | road between Deurne and Helmond, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall |
Operation - Dortmund, Germany.
Illuminated by searchlights and claimed hit by Flak (Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 221, Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 447, Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 646 & Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 305).
The local searchlight battery 'Gruppe 2' claimed the Wellington downed through 'Blendwirkung' or 'blinded by searchlight(s)'.
The searchlight and Flak claims were confirmed by the OKL/RLM. Two night fighter claims by the I./NJG 1 based at Venlo were both rejected.
Crew:-
Pilot: J/5490 Plt Off Lawrence Malcolm Leech RCAF Eindhoven(Woensel)General Cemetery JJ 51
2nd Pilot: 100558 Plt Off Harry Arthur Shortt Eindhoven(Woensel)General Cemetery JJ 52 (NCO:958541 Commission Gazetted : Friday 01 August, 1941)
Observer: 1064100 Sgt Jack Ward Eindhoven(Woensel)General Cemetery JJ 54-56
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 998624 Sgt Percy Heppenstall Eindhoven(Woensel)General Cemetery JJ 54-56
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1251531 Sgt Geoffrey Malcolm Charles Turner Eindhoven(Woensel)General Cemetery JJ 53
Air Gunner: 1092735 Sgt Vernon Ernest Egan Eindhoven(Woensel)General Cemetery JJ 54-56
The crew all rest at Eindhoven.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1482&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
CWGC
ORB 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqdn RAF
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Apr-2017 08:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2017 13:49 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2017 14:19 | Red Dragon | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2018 17:40 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 18-Apr-2020 09:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2020 09:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2022 08:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Apr-2024 07:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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