ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51811
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| Date: | Sunday 30 May 1943 |
| Time: | 00:50 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | MS494 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reuver, near Beesel, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Barmen-Wuppertal
Call Sign: HD-
Takeoff time: 22:26
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Lindsay Oliver Howard Upjohn RAAF Aus/411972 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant James Paterson RAF 1344018 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Robert Alexander Napier RAF 1080105 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Vernon Garfield RAF 1318021 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Francis Hay DFM RAFVR 1023216 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Hay lies at the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands (51.822371 / 5.830618)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2403&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-May-2018 07:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-May-2024 13:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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