ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53175
Last updated: 4 August 2020
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| Date: | 29-AUG-1941 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Squadron Royal Air Force (103 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | R1213 |
| C/n / msn: | PM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Valckenisseweg road, Rilland, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
| RAF Elsham Wolds |
Mission : Mannheim. Took off from Elsham Woods at 20:31 hrs. Struck by lightning & crashed. Those who died are buried in the Vlissingen Northern Cemetery:
Plt Off W R Oldfield (POW)
Sgt G P Williams RAAF (KIA)
Sgt A H Figg RCAF (KIA)
Sgt H A Kelly (KIA)
Sgt J Grassom (KIA)
Sgt H Dunn (POW)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1234&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1942 Page 133.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-May-2016 17:53 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2018 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2020 14:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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