ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52821
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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3674 |
| MSN: | JH-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'Hoeve Oostenburg' farm at Benschop, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Takeoff at 23:20 hrs for an operation against the steel-producing town of Essen in Germany.
The aircraft exploded in mid-air, wreckage raining down at "Hoeve Oostenburg" in Benschop (14 km SW of Utrecht) on land of Mr Van Os.
The crew all rest at Amersfoort cemetery:
Pilot:NZ/39557 Flt Sgt Thomas Kay RNZAF - Amersfoort (Old Leusden) Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 34.
Co-Pilot:1382014 Sgt Harold Rueben Camfield - Amersfoort (Old Leusden) Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 32.
Observer:R/77310 Flt Sgt Allan Dease Robert RCAF - Amersfoort (Old Leusden) Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 36.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/72104 Flt Sgt John Robert Cooper RCAF - Amersfoort (Old Leusden) Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 33.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1176413 Sgt Gilbert Frederick Cummings Bonner - Amersfoort (Old Leusden) Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 37.
Wireless operator/Air Gunner:1181870 Sgt John James Clifton - Amersfoort (Old Leusden) Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 35.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1580&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jun-2017 10:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2018 18:31 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2020 17:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 09:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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