ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205538
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| Date: | Sunday 28 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:59 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1610 |
| MSN: | JN-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Scheinflughafen SF 21, Woudenberg, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Takeoff at 23:25 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
The aircraft was hit by the 2./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 155 and crashed on the dummy airfield at Woudenberg.
All of the crew rest at Amersfoort:
Pilot:1182807 Sgt Alan Nightingale - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 42.
Pilot:1375454 Sgt George Boyd Gane - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 44.
Observer:R/74850 Flt Sgt Douglas Cranswick RCAF - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 43.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/55408 Sgt Louis Augustin Marie Cauchy RCAF - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 45.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:961663 Sgt Leslie Ernest Clarke - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 47.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/68576 Milton Argue Flt Sgt Fawcett - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 46.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1656&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 21:31 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 07:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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