ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53356
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 June 1941 |
| Time: | 02:34 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 58 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1462 |
| MSN: | GE-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Het Broek, 2 km north of Best, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Linton on Ouse |
Took of from RAF Linton on Ouse at 2255 hrs. Coned by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Wolfgang Thimmig of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield. Crashed 0234 hrs some 2 km N of Best (Noord Holland) 10 km NNW of Eindhoven. Those who died are buried in Woensel General Cemetery.
Crew
Plt Off D F Walker +
Sgt E E Weldon +
Sgt F A Hatton +
Sgt J B Jones pow
Sgt D R Black +
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World war 1941 Page 68.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2016 06:37 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2019 19:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Jun-2019 07:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2019 07:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2019 07:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
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