ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52103
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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:35 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ756 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 20 km SW of Urk, in Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Lt. Oskar Köstler of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Bergen airfield.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: KO-Q
Takeoff time: 20:07
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. L.P. Fallon 552269 RAF Runnymede Memorial 149
Observer Sgt. W.E. Akrill 1436220 RAF Runnymede Memorial 140
Bomb aimer Sgt. L.G. Collings 655677 RAF Runnymede Memorial 145
Wo ag Sgt. C.J.W.W. Lamb 1295572 RAF Runnymede Memorial 156
Air gunner F/Sgt. C.M. Moffatt R/105883 RCAF Amersfoort 13 7 137 Washed up Bunschoten 12 June 43
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2115&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 07:28 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Mar-2018 08:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 17:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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