ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52789
Last updated: 18 November 2021
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| Date: | 21-JUN-1942 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | 407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | FH346 |
| MSN: | RR-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | North Sea between the Texel and Terschelling islands -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircham Newton |
Together with four other aircraft, the crew was detailed to attack an enemy convoy, believed to number 13 vessels off Den Helder, Noord-Holland. Takeoff was at 23:40 hrs.
The bodies of Sgt Bennett (RAAF) and Sgt Aikenhead (RCAF) were washed ashore on the East Frisian Islands:
Pilot:J/6854 Plt Off Patrick Campbell Little RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 100
Observer:R/91917 Flt Sgt Lloyd Lawrence Aikenhead RCAF - Delfzijl General Cemetery Plot B Class 2B Row 21 Grave 290.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: Aus/407818 Sgt Alfred Stevenson Bennett - RAAF - Sage War Cemetery Grave 5.C.12.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: Aus/406438 Sgt Thomas Michael Duffy RAAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 112
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1613A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
CWGC
626-squadron.co.uk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jun-2017 07:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2018 17:14 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2018 19:30 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 11:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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