ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195674
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Date: | Wednesday 27 May 1942 |
Time: | 10:51 |
Type: | Westland Whirlwind Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 137 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | P7122 |
MSN: | SF-? |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Noordzeekanaal, Velsen, Noord-Holland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Matlaske, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | RAF Matlaske |
Narrative:The aircraft (a presentation aircraft named ' Bellows Argentina no 7') took off at 0940 for an offensive patrol but was hit by light Flak from the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 764 (o) and ended up in the Noordzeekanaal channel.
19-year-old Flight Sergeant J.R. Brennan did not survive and rests at Bergen cemetery; grave 1 C 3.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1521&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2619789/brennan,-john-robert/ 137 Squadron ORB (Form 540)
Paul Doyle personal files
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-May-2017 08:26 |
TigerTimon |
Added |
25-Apr-2018 16:40 |
paddy |
Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
28-Oct-2018 17:23 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
20-Apr-2020 14:40 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
20-Apr-2020 14:41 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Narrative] |
20-Apr-2020 14:42 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Location] |
19-Jun-2022 19:02 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
21-Jun-2022 00:05 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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