ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207435
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| Date: | Sunday 14 March 1943 |
| Time: | 03:51 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BK296 |
| MSN: | PT-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 8 km North of Nordeney -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
Shot down by Oblt. Paul Zorner of the 2./NJG3 - Sea 8km North of Nordeney (Jaguar): 900m at 03:51 - flying a Bf 110 from Wittmundhafen airfield.
Operation: Gardening - mine-laying operations
Target area: Western German coast
Call Sign: PT-J
Takeoff time: 00:03
Crew:
Pilot: R/108882 Sgt Charles Harrison Tidy RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 186.
Navigator: J/13815 Plt Off John Donald MacFarlane RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 174.
Bomb Aimer: R/108825 Sgt George Robert Douglas Hall RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 182
Air Gunner: R/88388 Sgt John Alexander Corbett RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 181.
Air Gunner:1128944 Sgt Harold Reddy - Runnymede Memorial Panel 162.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aquatax.ca/Wellingtons.html
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/19274-BK2961943-03-14.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2018 21:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Mar-2018 12:05 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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