ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52658
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| Date: | Thursday 30 July 1942 |
| Time: | 00:57 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9230 |
| MSN: | NF-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Vossenweg road, Holten, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford |
SD / SOE (Special Duties / Special Operations Executive) operation - Lettuce 5
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant August Geiger of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Twente airfield.
All seven crew members rest at the Holten cemetery:
Pilot / S/Ldr. W.T. Davies DFC 42204 RAF / grave 15 7
Observer / F/Sgt. L.S. Franklin 744909 RAF / grave 15 5
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / F/Sgt. T.M. Gray 970472 RAF / grave 15 3
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. P.T. Wright 960409 RAF / grave 15 1
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. E.H. Kerry 927015 RAF / grave 15 4
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. D.F. Staton 1378512 RAF / grave 15 2
Air Gunner / Sgt. G.B. Wood 1215744 RAF / grave 15 6
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1734&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 |
| 11-Aug-2017 09:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-May-2020 18:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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