ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195694
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| Date: | Friday 29 May 1942 |
| Time: | 00:37 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 59 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM784 |
| MSN: | TR-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 7.5 km N of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates |
Takeoff at 22:33 hrs for a strike on a convoy off the Dutch Frisian islands.
The aircraft was shot down by Vorpostenboot V 1104 and collided with mast of V 1103 of 11. Vorpostenflottille. The air gunner is missing in action:
Pilot Sgt. L.V. Schafer 778716 RAF / Sage War Cemetery in Germany
Observer F/Sgt. D.C. Imeson R/67534 RCAF / Becklingen War Cemetery in Germany
Wireless Operator Sgt. J.A.E. Hann 1310460 RAF / Kiel War Cemetery in Germany
Air Gunner Sgt. W.J. Wilkinson 1360733 RAF / Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1522D
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2074118/schafer,-leonard-victor/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2017 07:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-May-2017 07:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 15:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2022 08:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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