ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53258
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| Date: | Sunday 3 August 1941 |
| Time: | 00:34 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1800 |
| MSN: | SR-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer, 2 km NW of Stavoren, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington |
| RAF Oakington |
Takeoff at 22:48 hrs for an operation to Hamburg in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Siegfried Ney of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G9+HM from Bergen airfield.
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. W.R. Davey 1253258 RAF Runnymede Memorial; panel 42
Second Pilot Sgt. W. Watson 1104630 RAF Runnymede Memorial; panel 54
Observer Sgt. L. Hill 979240 RAF Runnymede Memorial; panel 45
Wireless Operator Sgt. G.A. Smith 974757 RAF Runnymede Memorial; panel 52
Air Gunner Sgt. W.H. Walker 982279 RAF Leeuwarden cemetery; grave 1 3
Air Gunner Sgt. T.C. Quinlan 927098 RAF Scharl cemetery; grave 12
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1158A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Aug-2011 11:36 | Simon Ludlow | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2016 18:30 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2020 13:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2022 03:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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