ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52646
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 14 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N9062 |
| MSN: | GL-W3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Oisterwijk and Moergestel; Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cottesmore |
Takeoff at 23:53 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the 9./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
The survivors were taken prisoner of war:
Pilot / Sgt. E.F. Collins RAAF / prisoner of war
Observer / Sgt. L. Lobb 1265566 RAF / Tilburg cemetery; grave A-1-24
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. M.S. Whiting RAAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. G.B. Russell RNzAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1739&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Aug-2017 13:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2020 12:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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