ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181284
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| Date: | Saturday 30 September 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 224 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N7216 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Heligoland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| RAF Leuchars, Fife | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lockheed Hudson Mk.1 N7216 (QX-D) of 224 Squadron, RAF: Lost on combat operations 30 September 1939: While on photo recon mission to Brunsbuttel/Wilhelmshaven area, was intercepted & shot down (claimed by Ltn. Heinz Demes of 4/JG77 in a Bf.109) into the sea. All four crew killed.
Crew:
Pilot: 37881 Flying Officer John Raymond Hollington MiD RAF killed; buired in Germany
Co-pilot: 565342 Sgt. Richard Samuel Pitts RAF killed; buried in Klitmøller,
550531 AC.1 Graham Rout RAF killed; no known grave
567441 AC.1 Alexander Bathgate RAF killed; no known grave
One of the crew is buried in Klitmøller, one in Germany and two have no known grave.
Sources:
1. Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1.
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/19: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14141998
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2356497/hollington,-john-raymond/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2271345/pitts,-richard-samuel/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2940640/rout,-graham/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1083547/bathgate,-alexander/
7. http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk/pages/rememb/ROH/B.htm
8. https://www.airmen.dk/p001.htm
9. https://www.airmen.dk/c046.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2015 06:55 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:24 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2019 20:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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