ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52610
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:02 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3654 |
| MSN: | SR-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kimswerd, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall |
Takeoff at 21:45 hrs local time for an operation to Osnabrück in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
All six rest in the Kimswerd cemetery:
Pilot / P/O. E.H. Brown J/15685 RCAF / grave 34 5
Second Pilot / Sgt. E.S. Thomas 1312704 RAF / grave 34 1
Observer / F/Sgt. T. McBride 58174 RCAF / grave 34 3
Wireless Operator / Sgt. W.J. Justice 1280784 RAF / grave 34 4
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / F/Sgt. D.H. Methven 967928 RAF / grave 34 6
Air Gunner / Sgt. J. Skipsey 10141853 RAF / grave 34 2
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=X3654&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Aug-2017 14:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-May-2020 09:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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