ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52578
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| Date: | Friday 4 September 1942 |
| Time: | 02:49 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3794 |
| MSN: | AA-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 8 km NW of Callantsoog, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Operation - Emden, Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Wolfgang Kuthe of the 5./NJG 2, who attacked at 1500 metres.
Four crew members are still missing in action:
Pilot / F/Sgt. E.R. Hunting 1291752 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 74
Observer / Sgt. E.H. Beyer 657044 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 78
Wireless Operator / Sgt. H.E. Goldie 1187044 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 84
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / F/Sgt. G. McArter R/87459 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 105
Air Gunner / Sgt. W. Anderson 650736 RAF / Bergen op Zoom war cemetery; grave 34 B 8 / washed up pole 10.6 near Groote Keeten (Callantsoog) 16 September
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1803B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1942 | X3557 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 6 | Waddenzee near Rottumeroog, Groningen prv | |
w/o |
| 29 July 1942 | BJ661 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 3 | IJsselmeer, E of Schellingwoude, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2017 07:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 16-Jan-2020 07:29 | rvargast17 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-May-2020 16:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2022 16:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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