ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52487
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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 1942 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3455 |
| MSN: | QT-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km W of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Takeoff at 19:25 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Milano (Italy).
Homeward-bound, the aircraft crashed into the North Sea. Probably, it was hit by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Dr. Horst Patuschka of the 4./NJG 2, who had taken off from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Pilot / Sgt. B.P. Shaddick DFM AUS406682 RAAF / Den Haag cemetery; grave 2 38
Navigator / Sgt. E. Watcham 656472 RAF / Amsterdam cemetery; grave 69 D 18
Bomb Aimer / Sgt. F.B. Hough 1074122 RAF / Bergen op Zoom RCAF cemetery; grave 6 H 10 / washed up Katwijk beach
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Sgt. E.C. Woollard 1376622 RAF / Monster cemetery; grave B 24
Rear Gunner / F/Sgt. G.T. Reyburn R/126898 RCAF / Rockanje cemetery; grave 3 33
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1889&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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| 28 August 1942 | Z1338 | 142 Sqn RAF | 4 | Engelbertstraße, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Oct-2017 11:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2020 18:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 15:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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