ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224419
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 1941 |
| Time: | 23:50 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 99 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2721 |
| MSN: | LN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Bircham Newton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 21:11 LT for an operation to Mannheim, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Hermann Sommer of the 2./NJG 2, who was flying Ju 88 R4+MK from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Frank Hewitson RAFVR 968361 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Stanley John Holt RAFVR 755357 [Killed]
Sergeant Norman Oliver Bennett RAFVR 902292 [Killed]
Sergeant Williams Phillips James RAFVR 911034 [Killed]
Sergeant Eric Charles Stevens RAFVR 905233 [Killed]
Sergeant Richard Raymond Thomas RNZAF NZ/401447 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
2. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=T2721
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 November 1941 | X9739 | 99 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Wittorf, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2019 17:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Apr-2019 10:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities] |
| 29-Apr-2024 06:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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