ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51920
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:58 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE913 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Den Drossert, Asten, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, UK |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Kruse of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: AL-
Takeoff time: 23:50
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. A.F. Halsted 1313054 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 5 Initially buried Venlo
Navigator F/O. P.J. Dunger 130271 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 6 Initially buried at Venlo
Nav ba F/O. S.A. Willoughby 49765 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 8 Initially buried at Venlo
Wireless op Sgt. C. Taylor 1219035 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 7 Initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. D.O. Broughton R/110293 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 D 9 Initially buried at Venlo
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2303&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 04:33 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2018 12:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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