ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236201
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:54 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ651 |
| MSN: | JN-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Loonbeek, Huldenberg, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 20:35 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer & Unteroffizier Friedrich "Fritz" Rumpelhardt of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 E-2 G9+DC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
All five rest at Huldenberg:
Sgt Eric G. Bound (pilot) - Sgt Ernest F. Cronk (observer) - Sgt Alan R. Lane (radio operator, 22 y.), Sgt Albert C. Jukes (tail gunner, 20 y.) and Sgt Arthur Thomas (radio operator-board gunner).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-z1651-bij-loonbeek
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ651
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 1942 | X3279 | 150 Sqn RAF | 6 | Waddenzee E of Ameland, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 17 June 1942 | Z1608 | 150 Sqn RAF | 1 | waterworks Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2020 08:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2022 23:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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