ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52925
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 April 1942 |
| Time: | 04:13 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | P1203 |
| MSN: | UB-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Heerderstrand, Heerde, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wigsley, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 23:55 hrs for an operation to Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Woltersdorf of the 7./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield.
The crew all rest at Amersfoort in Utrecht province:
Pilot / Sgt. A.H. Wincott 1283559 RAF / grave 13 2 28 / 26 years old
Observer / F/O. T.E. Roberts 400105 RAAF / grave 13 2 27 / 26 years old
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. K.W. McIlrath 400282 RAAF / grave 13 2 26 / 26 years old
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. C. Gammie 402829 RAAF / grave 13 2 25 / 22 years old
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1470&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 1942 | AT137 | 455 Sqn RAAF | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland |  |
w/o | |
| 26 January 1943 | X3140 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 4 | North Sea, off Norwegian Coast |  |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2017 07:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:59 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2020 17:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2022 07:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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