ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140850
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| Date: | Monday 29 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:52 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE182 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km southwest of Ahaus, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Burn |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Lt. August Geiger of the 7./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+ER from Twenthe airfield, the Netherlands.
Target: Bochum
Call Sign: SE-A
Takeoff time: 19:50
Crew:-
Pilot : Sgt Ernest Joseph Aspden RAFVR 1236891 [Killed]
B/A : Sgt John Henry Kimber RAFVR 1319181 [Killed]
W/Op/AG : W/O2 Philip Frank Yellin RCAF R/77427 [Killed]
R/G : Sgt Roderick Davies RAFVR 1338839 [Killed]
Crew : Sgt David Trevor Dudley-Jones RAF 1315711 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/54291-RAF36553.html
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 10:34 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 28-Mar-2018 17:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2022 07:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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