ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234318
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| Date: | Monday 1 September 1941 |
| Time: | 01:23 LT |
| Type: |  Douglas Havoc Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AW404 |
| MSN: | YP-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Takeoff at 23:15 local time for an intruder operation to Gilze-Rijen airfield in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.
The aircraft was shot down by Flak based at Schouwen-Duiveland island in Zeeland. The pilot survived to be taken prisoner of war:
Pilot F/Lt. W.E. Thomas 60824 RAF / POW
Observer Sgt. R.S. Bryer 913425 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 40
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. W.D. McAdam 519082 RAF / Adegem War Cemetery, Belgium
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1238A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2020 21:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Mar-2020 21:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport] |
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