ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52311
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:38 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE924 |
| MSN: | AS-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Neerkant, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Herget of the Stab I./NJG 4 (detached to 3./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:41
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. A. Burgess 1382415 RAF Jonkerbos 7 H 7
Nav ba P/O. G.R. Wright 148758 RAF Jonkerbos 3 H 2
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. W.F. Payne 1150780 RAF Runnymede Memorial 138
Wo ag P/O. J.K. Somers 411398 RAAF Jonkerbos 16 C 8
Air gunner Sgt. E. Jeffs 1303397 RAF Jonkerbos 7 H 6
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2516&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 04:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2018 14:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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