ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140814
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| Date: | Friday 16 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:56 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HE501 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Seraincourt, 16 km NW of Rethel, Ardennes 08 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Helmut Bergmann of the Stab III./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield.
Target: Mannheim
Call Sign: HD-J
Takeoff time: 21:17
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Colin Foley Tozer RAAF Aus/406585 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Harold Ernest Jones RAFVR 1375844 [Killed]
Observer : Warrant Officer Class II Gordon Kenneth Young RCAF R/90189 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Richard Kitchener White RAFVR 1193463 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George Errington RAFVR 1531620 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3829
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 02:18 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 16-Apr-2018 13:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 04:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Feb-2024 20:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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