ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52964
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| Date: | Monday 9 March 1942 |
| Time: | 06:00 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8409 |
| MSN: | PH-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | wood near Dreumel, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Takeoff at 02:04 LT for a bombing operation to Essen, Germany.
The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G9+MK from Venlo airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Michael Sedgwick Duder RAFVR 1152502 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant Francis Joseph Menshek RCAF R/68709 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Eric Ian Campbell Wood RAFVR 918372 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Kenneth Crouch RAF 624759 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant George Edward Warren RAFVR 1250053 [Killed]
Sergeant Albert George Macey RAF 650618 [PoW]
All casualties lie at the Uden War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1433&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
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| 11 April 1942 | W5570 | 12 Sqn RAF | 6 | Adolf Hitler Straße in Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Mar-2017 10:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2017 16:36 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 19:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2019 19:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2024 07:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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