ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53008
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1942 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | AT119 |
| MSN: | UB-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lange Wijk, Froombosch, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I AT119 (UB-Y) of 455 Sqaudron, RAAF. Took off from RAF Swinderby at 17:19 on 21/1/1942 for Emden. Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Siegfried Ney of the 5./NJG 2 (flying from Leeuwarden airfield) near Slochteren 15 km east of Groningen at 21:10 hours. The three crew who died are buried in Canadian War Cemetery Holten.
Pilot Sgt. G.F. Poulton RAAF POW -Stalag 383 Hohen Fels. PoW Number 119
Observer Sgt. Ian MacPherson Ince 400028 RAAF Holten War Cemetery 4 C 3 (Initially buried at Kolham)
Wop/AG Sgt. Samuel Williams 1381723 RAF Holten War Cemetery 4 C 2 (Initially buried at Kolham)
Air GunnerSgt. G.E. Wilkinson 1375311 RAF Holten War Cemetery 4 C 4 (Initially buried at Kolham)
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses 1942
2. RAF Prisoners of War
3. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/hampden.htm
5. https://studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/21-22-01-1942-sglo-t1389-handley-page-hampden-mk-i-at119-ub-y/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2227415/ince,-ian-macpherson/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2228145/williams,-samuel/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2228139/wilkinson,-/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Nov-2017 19:47 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2017 22:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2018 19:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2019 10:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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