ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233512
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| Date: | Friday 15 August 1941 |
| Time: | 02:30 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5536 |
| MSN: | PH-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Humber estuary at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:30 hrs for an operation to Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Upon return, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Robert Lüddeke of the 3./NJG 2, who was flying Ju 88 C-4 R4+EL from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands.
The two injured airmen were admitted to Grimsby and District General Hospital, where Sgt Wakeford died from his injuries:
Sgt Cameron
Sgt Cook
Sgt Price / injured
Sgt K.Harrison / killed
Sgt A.Wakeford / injured
Sgt Thorpe
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1941-incident-logs
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2020 15:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Mar-2020 15:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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