ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51814
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| Date: | Sunday 30 May 1943 |
| Time: | 00:43 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE203 |
| MSN: | SE-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Heer, SE of Maastricht, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Burn, UK |
Crashed during raid on Barmen-Wuppertal. Wellington HE203 was shot down by night fighter ace Oberleutnant Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the 6./NJG1 (his 14th confirmed victory). Also claimed by Flak of the 1./schwere Flak-Abteilung 514.
Takeoff time: 23:10
Crew:
Pilot: Fl/Sgt. Arthur Holdsworth Smith NZ/415204 RNZAF Age 32. Killed. Obs: Sgt. James Henry Bloxwich 1432654 RAFVR Age 20. Killed. Air/Bmr: Fl/Sgt. Alan Spence 1076957 RAFVR Age ? Killed W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. Benjamin King 1376608 RAFVR Age 29. Killed. Air/Gnr: Sgt. Martin Levi Buxton 1199580 RAFVR Age 25. Killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2401&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/smith-arthur-holdsworth.html
Images:
Aircrew Remembered research - happy to share information.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 07:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2016 06:36 | pietrzak | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 29-May-2018 19:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2018 19:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 16:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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