ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51722
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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 192 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HZ413 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 30 km W off Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk |
Wellington HZ413 Shot down by night fighter during Special Duries flight.
On 24 June 1943, a British Wellington X HZ413 was shot down by NF Ofw. K-G. Pfeiffer of IV/NJG 1 and crashed in the North Sea, 30 km west from Katwijk. The aircraft had departed from RAF Feltwell and targeted the Coast of Holland. All 6 crew members died. 25.6.1943
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Edward Victor Eastham RAFVR 143096 [Killed] (NCO:1291704 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 11 May, 1943)
Navigator : Pilot Officer William James Herrington RAFVR 160733 [Killed] (NCO:1504265 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 December, 1943)
Navigator / Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Geoffrey Sansom RAFVR 129535 [Killed] (NCO:1321019 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 29 September, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Leonard William Smith RAFVR 1351056 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Moore RAFVR 1215410 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Joseph Livesey RAFVR 1352400 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1943%20sec_tcm5-7284.pdf
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Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 08:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2021 22:25 | Koumas | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 07:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jun-2023 07:02 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
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