ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209064
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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:55 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beautor, 1 km southwest of La Fère, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Herget of the Stab I/NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Florennes airfield, Belgium.
Target: Frankfurt
Call Sign: AS-T
Takeoff time: 23:10
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Jerrold Mountford Everill RAFVR 119783 [Killed] (NCO:1382083 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 April, 1942)
Navigator : Flying Officer Francis Desmond Clarke RAFVR 129352 [Killed] (NCO:1431569 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 October, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Roy Brown RAFVR 131965 [Killed] (NCO:1575161 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 February, 1943)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Robert Gurdon RAFVR 919478 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Thornton Edward Richardson RCAF R/122409 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/20906-BK4591943-04-11.html
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3652
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2018 09:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-May-2023 17:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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