ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181283
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| Date: | Saturday 30 September 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 224 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N7219 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off the Island of Stylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | raf Leuchars, Fife, Scotland |
| RAF Leuchars | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Photo recon mission to Stylt, shot down by flak from Marineflakabteilung 264 & crashed 300 yards from shore.
Crew:
Pilot: 27275 P/O D.G. Heaton-Nichols RAF injured PoW No.22.
Co-pilot: 564932 Sgt. James Pearce RAF killed.
520315 AC1 Albert Sill RAF killed.
AG. 530618 AC1 Albert Thomason RAF killed.
Sources:
Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2015 06:55 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:28 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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