ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236182
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 00:18 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1594 |
| MSN: | SR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ougrée, Seraing, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Operation - Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Hans Autenrieth & Unteroffizier Rudolf Adam of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Two members of the crew died there : F/Sgt Clarence S. Elkington RCAF (pilot, 24 years old) and Sgt John H. Garland (air gunner, 20 y.). They were buried at Brustem, today they rest at Heverlee. The others were taken prisoner of war (Sgt A. Keir - Sgt L.T. Goat RCAF - Sgt A.E. Young RCAF).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-ougr%C3%A9e
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1594
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| 27 December 1941 | Z1115 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Wegberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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| 1 August 1942 | BJ841 | 101 Sqn RAF | 5 | Titz, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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| 18 August 1942 | BJ844 | 101 Sqn RAF | 1 | North Sea off English coast |  |
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| 28 August 1942 | BJ698 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea |  |
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| 28 August 1942 | X3754 | 101 Sqn RAF | 4 | Cheratte, Visé, Liège | |
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| 5 September 1942 | BJ891 | 101 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea off Friesland |  |
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| 7 September 1942 | BJ769 | 101 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland | |
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| 20 September 1942 | BJ689 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | Novion-Porcien, Ardennes |  |
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| 21 September 1942 | X3815 | 101 Sqn RAF | 3 | Spandet moor, near Ribe, Syddanmark |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 20:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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