ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52747
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| Date: | Sunday 28 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ666 |
| MSN: | JN-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Achtkarspelen, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Takeoff at 23:10 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was damaged by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Karl-Heinz Scherfling of the 4./NJG 2, patrolling in GCI-box Löwe - (claim) Surhuizum 24km east of Leeuwarden at 02:15.
The Wimpey crash-landed at Achtkarspelen near Surhuisterveen. All were taken prisoner of war:
Pilot:42227 Sqn Ldr B Hooper DFC PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 471.
Observer:404548 Sgt T T S Larson RNZAF PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24978.
Wireless Operator:1282523 Sgt J A Griffiths PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 928.
Air Gunner:1257269 Sgt L M West PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 39753.
Air Gunner:1365121 Sgt E Tilley PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24991.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1654
RAF Prisoners of War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jun-2017 11:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2018 19:29 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 08:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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