ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140834
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:09 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 196 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE387 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | municipality Couvron-et-Aumencourt, Aisne, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans-Karl Kamp of the 7./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217 from Juvincourt airfield. Also claimed by light Flak unit 1./leichte Flak-Abteilung 773 (v). Flak claim rejected, victory Hauptmann Kamp confirmed.
Target: Mannheim
Call Sign: ZO-Z
Takeoff time: 21:09
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Ivor Malcolm Payne Morgan RAFVR 143666 (NCO:1334889 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 May, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Roy Hill RAFVR 959541 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Albert William Arnold Trevarthen RAFVR 127120 (NCO:1317664 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 February, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Norman Bruce RAFVR 1068572 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Leslie Pickford RAFVR 998431 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=4310
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 09:41 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 16-Apr-2018 19:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2018 19:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:24 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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