ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207253
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BK429 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Blåvandshuk or North Sea 50 km northwest of List -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor |
Shot down by Flak or shot down by Ofw. Karl Haisch of the 4./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217 from Westerland airfield, Germany.
Operation: Gardening - mine-laying operations
Target area: 'Forget-Me-Nots' and 'Nectarines' (code names)
Call Sign: AL-
Takeoff time: 18:52
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Kenneth Alfred Holbech RAFVR 1387125 [Killed]
Flying Officer David I'Anson Cartwright RAFVR 124313 (NCO:1318510 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 September, 1942) [Killed]
Sergeant John Ernest Walter Heydon RAFVR 1292990 [Killed]
Sergeant Robert Richard Parry RAFVR 1501195 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Joseph Neree Andre Mauric Tremblay RCAF R/117594 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/18804-BK4291943-03-10.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2018 13:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Mar-2018 21:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Mar-2024 14:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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