ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52813
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| Date: | Sunday 7 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:47 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3279 |
| MSN: | JN-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee E of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Takeoff at 23:50 hrs for an operation to Emden in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
There were no survivors:
Pilot F/O. M.J.L. Blunt 403208 RAAF / Nes cemetery on Ameland; grave D 15 9 / washed up Ameland on the 8th of June
Second Pilot Sgt. L.T. Baker MID 655271 RAF / Nes cemetery on Ameland; grave D 15 8 / washed up Ameland on the 7th of June
Observer Sgt. K.S. Preston 1069569 RAF / Kollum cemetery; grave 3 58
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. G.T. Edwards 1284631 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 82
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. W. Jackson 1167723 RAF / Jonkerbos cemetery in Gelderland; grave 7 J 5 / initially buried on Ameland
Air Gunner Sgt. S.J. Morgan 1313175 RAF / Nes cemetery on Ameland; grave D 15 7 / washed up Ameland on the 17th of June
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1588&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1942 | Z1608 | 150 Sqn RAF | 1 | waterworks Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 25 August 1942 | BJ651 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Loonbeek, Huldenberg, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jun-2017 10:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2018 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2020 12:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2020 12:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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