ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52785
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| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:45 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3713 |
| MSN: | WS-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Leenstertillen, Leens, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 23:45 hrs for an operation to Emden in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld of the 5./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield - (claim) Leens 20 km NW of Groningen at 01:45 hrs. Aircraft was named "Jane".
All five rest at Leens:
Pilot:37770 Wg Cdr Leslie Vidal James DFC - Leens General Cemetery De Marne Row 14. Grave 2.
Observer:R/70976 Flt Sgt Arthur Dunham Adair RCAF - Leens General Cemetery De Marne Row 14. Grave 4.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:103529 Plt Off John David Baxter DFM - Leens General Cemetery de Marne Row 14. Grave 3. (NCO:759200 Commission Gazetted : Friday 12 September, 1941)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:114155 Plt Off Alfred Victor Brooks - Leens General Cemetery De Marne Row 14. Grave 1. (NCO:755190 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 January, 1942)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:629164 Sgt Jack Brown - Leens General Cemetery De Marne Row 14. Grave 5.
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1617
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
CWGC
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
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| 13 June 1940 | L7787 | 9 Sqn RAF | 6 | Drosay (Seine Maritime) 7 km NNW of Doudeville, Seine-Maritime |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jun-2017 07:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2018 17:59 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2018 18:00 | Red Dragon | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Nov-2018 15:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-May-2020 09:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 26-May-2023 06:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Location]] |
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