ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235994
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:17 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 27 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV552 |
| MSN: | BB-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Huldenberg, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire |
Takeoff at 23:41 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer & Unteroffizier Fritz Rumpelhardt of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+DC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
There were no survivors. The bodies were coffined and ordered to the church of Huldenberg during a sober ceremony. The New Zealand pilot, F/O Mervyn McNeil (25 y.) and five Australian aviators still rest there: F/O Arthur Nash (27 y.), Sgt Owen Morgan (27 y.), Sgt John O'Halloran (32 y.), Sgt Charles McKee (21 y.) and Sgt Clifford Luedeke (20 y.).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-dv552-bij-huldenberg
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV552
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2020 13:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-May-2020 13:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 23:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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