ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53341
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| Date: | Friday 27 June 1941 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1644 |
| MSN: | JN-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Maas river, Grubbenvorst, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newton |
| RAF Newton |
Mission-Düsseldorf. Took off from RAF Newton vat 2305 hrs. Hit by flak and crashed 0400 hrs at Grubbenvorst (Limburg), on the west bank of the Maas, 6 km NNW of Venlo, Holland. All are laid to rest in Venlo Military Cemetery, but since the ending of hostilities, their remains have been taken to Jonkerbos War Cemetery.
Hit by flak 2 Res Flak Abt 401. 1-3 Res Flak Abt 447 & 3 Res Flak Abt 646. Crashed Grubbenvorst near Venlo at 04:00.
Crew
Plt Off J W Sievers DFC (KIA)
Plt Off C R C Herbert (KIA)
Plt Off A G St J Ross (KIA)
Sgt W J Grieve (KIA)
Sgt H G Burgess (KIA)
Sgt F J Hart RCAF (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1071&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 75.
Nachtjagd Combat Archives
Google Maps
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1942 | X3590 | 150 Sqn RAF | 2 | Belkmerweg 27, Burgerbrug, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Apr-2016 17:14 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 08:24 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2018 13:27 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2019 18:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 17-Jun-2022 01:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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