ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52549
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| Date: | Friday 11 September 1942 |
| Time: | 00:35 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 20 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | T2561 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Elsendorp, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Advanced Base |
Operation - Düsseldorf, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Werner Streib & Oberfeldwebel Walter Ruscher of the Stab I./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield.
Pilot / Sgt. C.A. Sherman R/105877 RCAF / Groesbeek RCAF cemetery in Gelderland; grave 16 D 5 / initially buried at Eindhoven (Woensel) cemetery
Navigator / Sgt. E. Hilton 986343 RAF / Eindhoven (Woensel) cemetery; grave JJ 123
Bomb Aimer / Sgt. A. Nicholas 1334237 RAF / Eindhoven (Woensel) cemetery; grave JJ 124
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. E.T. Briggs 10057448 RAF / Eindhoven (Woensel) cemetery; grave JJ 122
Air Gunner / F/Sgt. F.W. Gennett 98366 RCAF / Groesbeek RCAF cemetery in Gelderland; grave 16 F 2 / initially buried at Eindhoven (Woensel) cemetery
R.I.P.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1825&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.heerlijckvrij.nl/heerlijckhistorisch/neergestorte-vliegtuigen-in-elsendorp-1940-1945/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Dec-2016 14:14 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2017 19:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2020 12:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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