ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21077
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| Date: | Thursday 4 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:33 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7432 |
| MSN: | VN-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schalterdalweg road, Beekbergen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Airborne 21:10 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot ObLt Wolfrat Bauer of the Stab III./NJG 1, who had taken off from Twente airfield.
Crew:
Pilot:109916 Plt Off John Ross Steen - killed.
Pilot:60334 Fg Off John Frankland Heaton - killed
Observer:120997 Plt Off William Harold Sheen - killed
Air Gunner:1282315 Sgt Stanley Henry Thomas - killed
Air Gunner: Sgt P S Buttigeig PoW
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: Sgt J A Farquhar PoW
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: Sgt K J F Gaulton PoW
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999 & http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=11033
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1573&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
CWGC.org
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2008 05:46 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Jun-2008 05:06 | JINX | Updated |
| 03-Jun-2017 10:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2020 12:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2020 12:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Aug-2022 22:05 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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