ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53552
Last updated: 3 November 2020
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| Date: | 28-APR-1942 |
| Time: | 01:00 LT |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | Z2240 |
| C/n / msn: | TH-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Noordlangeweg - Westmiddelweg roads; Willemstad, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gravesend, Kent |
Operation / intruder - Gilze-Rijen airfield.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Heinz Strüning of the 7./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Fliegerhorst Gilze-Rijen.
Two of the crew rest at Bergen op Zoom war cemetery:
Pilot F/O. R.J. Askwith C/1611 RCAF / grave 27 A 5
Observer P/O. R.W. Mapes RCAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. G.J. Hardy R/77323 RCAF / grave 27 A 4
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1495&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Apr-2017 08:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2017 08:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2017 08:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Apr-2017 08:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2018 07:41 | XindelX | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2020 17:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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