Accident Vickers Wellington Mk X HE702,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51921
 
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Date:Thursday 13 May 1943
Time:02:09
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:199 Sqn RAF
Registration: HE702
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Drostenweg - Horsterweg roads, Doornspijk, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Ingham, UK
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Rudolf Sigmund of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.

Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: EX-Y
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. L. Waldorf 1383863 RAF Harderwijk 2 26-30 Jew
Nav ba Sgt. R. Hughes 1450608 RAF Harderwijk 2 26-30
Bomb aimer Sgt. J.G. Wilson 1386132 RAF Harderwijk 2 26-30
Wo ag F/O. R.H.D. Cook 127864 RAF Harderwijk 2 32
Air gunner Sgt. T. Wharmby 1236751 RAF Harderwijk 2 34

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2298&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
30-Dec-2011 04:45 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
10-May-2018 09:43 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Nov-2018 09:29 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
11-May-2023 19:12 TigerTimon Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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