ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53597
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| Date: | Thursday 10 April 1941 |
| Time: | 23:02 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3153 |
| MSN: | ZN-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kessel - Helden, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I X3153 (ZN-K) of 106 Squadron, RAF Coningsby: Lost on combat operations on night of 10-11/4/1941 (Target: Düsseldorf). Took off at 20.00 hours local time on 10/4/1941. Shot down at 23.02 hours local time when by intercepted by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Werner Streib of the Stab I./NJG 1 (who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield) and crashed at Kessel, 12 km south west of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands (at approximate coordinates: 51°17′N 6°03′E). Of the four crew, two were killed, two survived and were taken as PoWs:
Pilot Sgt. W.F. Osborne RAF Survived taken POW
Observer Sgt. John F.R. Boyall 742786 RAF KIA - buried Jonkerbos Cemetery
Wop/AG Sgt. Donald Skene 817099 RAuxAF KIA - buried Jonkerbos Cemetery
Wop/AG Sgt. S.A.T. Davies RAF Survived taken POW
The two fatalities were interred in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands
Sources:
1. Chorley W.R. Bomber Command Losses 1941 page 40
2. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
3. https://studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/10-11-04-1941-sglo-t0987-handley-page-hampden-mk-i-x3153-zn/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2645138/boyall,-john-fred-reginald/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2646884/skene,-donald/
6. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/22377-X31531941-04-11.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessel,_Limburg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2017 13:40 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Jul-2018 20:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2018 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 12:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2019 07:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
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