ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52120
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| Date: | Friday 5 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BK401 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km W of Zandvoort, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
Shot down by Fw. Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1 at 22:35, location: sea 30 km west of Zandvoort. Or it was shot down by Lt. Lothar Linke of the 12./NJG 1 at 22:52, location: sea 30 km northwest of Texel.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: OW-M
Takeoff time: 19:10
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Cyril Randolph Trask RCAF J/16651 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Norman Fraser Paterson RCAF R/111185 [Killed]
Flying Officer Chelmsford Edward Chapman RAFVR 128617 (NCO:658530 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 October, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Sergeant William John Ross Davies RCAF R/104057 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant George Walen RCAF R/107124 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Robert Earl Williams RCAF R/137111 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2100&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
CWGC
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 07:28 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Mar-2018 15:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 15:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Jun-2022 15:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Aug-2022 22:47 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2024 08:15 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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