ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52619
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ603 |
| MSN: | GT-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leeuweriksbos woods near Lierop, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury |
Takeoff at 22:39 hrs local time for an operation to Mainz in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Walter Spille of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
All five crew members rest in the Eindhoven (Woensel) general cemetery:
Pilot / P/O. C.F. Taylor 126549 RAF / grave JJ 107-110
Observer / F/Sgt. R.W. Moss 924139 RAF / grave JJ 106
Observer / Sgt. W.R. Morris 1430877 RAF / grave JJ 107-110
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. D.E. Murray 778149 RAF / grave JJ 107-110 from South Africa
Air Gunner / Sgt. J.A. Pearl 548246 RAF / grave JJ 107-110
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1771&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 October 1942 | BJ646 | 156 Sqn RAF | 1 | RAF Manston, Kent, England |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Aug-2017 21:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-May-2020 18:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2020 19:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code] |
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