ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53391
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| Date: | Friday 16 May 1941 |
| Time: | 01:40 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1494 |
| MSN: | PM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oude Pekela, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newton |
| RAF Newton |
Takeoff at 22:45 LT for an operation to Hannover, Germany. Heard on w/t advising that the port engine had failed, after which the Wellington crashed at Oude Pekela (Groningen), 9 km E of Veendam at 01:40.
The aircraft had been hit by the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 236 batteries Emden and Delfzijl between 01:15 and 01:20.
The 2 airmen who died are buried in the Essserveld General Cemetery:
Pilot P/O. R.G. Eccles 40759 RNzAF - buried Groningen RW 2 3
Co-Pilot P/O. H.J Sellers 60074 RAF Survived POW
Observer P/O. A.W. Sulston 84022 RAF Survived injured, POW
Wireless op Sgt. S.E.T. Hamblin 543883 RAF Survived POW
Air gunner Sgt. E.C. Easton 1259167 SAAF Survived injured, POW
Air gunner Sgt. G. MacLean 976194 RAF - buried Groningen RW 2 3
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1034&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 58.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1941 | N2849 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | Teutenstraat, Hamont-Achel, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 29 August 1941 | R1213 | 103 Sqn RAF | 4 | Valckenisseweg road, Rilland, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 20 September 1941 | X9665 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | Gildehaus nature reserve, GB, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 15 January 1942 | R1395 | 103 Sqn RAF | 5 | road Appel - Hollenstedt; Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 29 March 1942 | R1061 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea off Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 31 May 1942 | R1234 | 103 Sqn RAF | 4 | near Kirmington, near Ulceby, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 23 June 1942 | DV818 | 103 Sqn RAF | 5 | the Huibertgat, Groningen prv | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2016 18:51 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2017 07:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-May-2019 18:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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