ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53196
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| Date: | Monday 25 August 1941 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6505 |
| MSN: | MH-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mildert hamlet, Nederweert, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
| RAF Dishforth |
Mission : Düsseldorf. Took off fro RAF Dishforth at 2059 hrs. Shot down by a night-fighter (Lt Hans-Dieter Frank I./NJG1) and crashed 0130 hrs at De Millert at Einf (Limburg), 5 5 km SE of Nederweert Holland.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant James Charles W King RAF 929124 [PoW]
Crew : Flight Sergeant Alfred Roger Lacharite RCAF R/62734 [PoW]
Crew : Flight Sergeant Cecil James Powell RCAF R/54104 [PoW]
Crew : Flying Officer Eric Roy Templer RAF 82960 [PoW] (NCO:755960 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 August, 1940)
Crew : Sergeant V Thompson RAF 638359 [PoW]
Sources:
Google Maps
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1215&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 125.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2016 15:51 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2018 13:05 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2020 21:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 24-Aug-2023 06:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Location, Source]] |
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