ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52663
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | 03:05 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ661 |
| MSN: | AA-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer, E of Schellingwoude, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Takeoff at 22:35 hrs for an operation to Hamburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Wolfgang Kuthe of the 5./NJG 2 - (claim) IJsselmeer north of Nunspeet - who was patrolling in GCI-box Hase based at Harderwijk, Gelderland.
The plane fell into the lake and broke in half. Located in the central part of the fuselage, Callaghan and Rutherford managed to get out and early in the morning they were picked up from the water and taken prisoner. An interesting fact, to the place of the fall, later came several Luftwaffe officers and drove Callaghan and Rutherford to the pub. Presumably among these officers was Wolfgang Kuthe.
The two injured survivors were taken prisoner of war:
Pilot:NZ/41894 Flt Sgt John Edward Gilbertson RNZAF - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69 Row E Grave 17
Navigator:NZ/404524 Flt Sgt Martin John Byrne RNZAF - Amsterdam New Easter Cemetery Plot 69 Row E Grave 18
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:NZ/404572 Sgt Alan Walter Rutherford RNZAF - injured PoW Stalag 8B Teschen /Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 25149.Promoted to WO whilst interred. During a forced march at the end of the War he suffered severe frostbites to his toes. Returned to the United Kingdom: 13th of April 1945.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:NZ/411739 Sgt Ronald Patrick Callaghan RNZAF - injured PoW Stalag 8B Teschen /Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 2514. Promoted to WO whilst interred Returned to the United Kingdom: 11th of April 1945.
Air Gunner:1291758 Sgt William Arthur Titcomb - Harderwijk General Cemetery British Plot 2. Grave 15.
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1732
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
CWGC
mefody60.livejournal.com/97094.html
75 (New Zealand) Squadron Royal Air Force
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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 |
| 4 September 1942 | X3794 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea 8 km NW of Callantsoog, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Aug-2017 08:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2018 10:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 22-Feb-2018 23:03 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2019 09:41 | Cobar | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Jul-2019 06:54 | Patrick Callaghan | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-May-2020 14:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 03:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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