ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235157
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 April 1942 |
| Time: | 14:02 claim |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 59 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM782 |
| MSN: | TR-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea WNW of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 12:20 hrs for a 'Special Exercise Strike'. Location is claimed.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Woltersdorf of the 7./NJG 1 (detached to II./NJG 2), who was flying a Bf 110 from Leeuwarden airfield. The crew of five did not survive:
P/O Boggon was washed ashore near Caister and rests in Norwich and Norfolk Crematorium, Norfolk, P/O St Ours, a Canadian is buried in St. Nicholas Churchyard, North Cotes, Lincolnshire. The others - Sgt N White RAAF / Sgt J E Howell / S/L J St J Thompson - are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=10456
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=120977
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2020 12:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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