ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53599
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| Date: | Thursday 10 April 1941 |
| Time: | 00:59 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5375 |
| MSN: | PH-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer near Harderwijk, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Takeoff at 22:30 LT for an operation to the dock area of Emden, Niedersachsen, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 D-0 G9+EM from Bergen airfield. He was aided by radar station Hering at Medemblik, Noord-Holland.
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander Vyvian Quentery Blackden RAF 16236 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer John Crewdson Ashton Bond RAFVR 85271 (NCO:742689 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 October, 1940) [Killed]
Observer : Flying Officer John Du Vernet Broughton RAFVR 82722 (NCO:903247 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 August, 1940) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant George Henry Bishop RAFVR 747971 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Duncan McDougall RAFVR 751148 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flying Officer Harold Marshall RAFVR 77376 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0991&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
M.O.D. KONINKLIJKE LUCHTMACHT.
ALAN MARSHALL.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 January 1942 | W5585 | 12 Sqn RAF | 4 | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 26 March 1942 | W5372 | 12 Sqn RAF | 6 | near the Kathoeksloot ditch at Andijk, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Oct-2010 07:47 | grange | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2012 07:27 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2013 21:18 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2015 19:04 | ABBA | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase] |
| 18-Oct-2018 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2019 07:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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