ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53915
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| Date: | Friday 21 June 1940 |
| Time: | 16:02 LT |
| Type: | Fairey Albacore Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 826 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L7089 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near De Cocksdorp, Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk |
The Albacore was involved in an attack on De Kooy air base and Den Helder naval base in Holland. Had taken off at 14:00 LT for an anti-shipping operation.
The plane was hit by 3./JG 51 Bf 109E's which were flying from Leeuwarden airfield and force-landed in the De Slufter dunes by Pole 24.
Sub Lt WS Butterworth and L/A RJ Jackson were taken POW, and Sub Lt VJ Dyke was captured but died of wounds.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0725&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/Albacore.htm
Google Maps
LW Claims by Michael Balss
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Sep-2015 14:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2019 12:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2019 12:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2019 10:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Sep-2019 19:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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