ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53146
Last updated: 24 March 2020
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| Date: | 11-SEP-1941 |
| Time: | 05:31 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 25 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N2805 |
| C/n / msn: | PP-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | IJsselhaven harbour, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Finningley |
Takeoff at 19:55 hrs for a training sortie.
The aircraft was hit by the Flakgruppe Rotterdam and was ditched in the harbour. The crew were all taken prisoner of war:
Flt Lt G W Walenn MiD - PoW - murdered by Gestapo March 1944 after the Great Escape
Flt Lt T L Walker RAAF - PoW
WO P A Edwards - PoW
WO S C S C Stevens - PoW
WO W A Platt - PoW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1261A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Tim_Walenn
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jan-2019 13:49 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2019 19:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 24-Mar-2020 20:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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