Accident Lockheed Hudson Mk IV EW903,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54478
 
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Date:Sunday 22 November 1942
Time:21:54 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic L14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed Hudson Mk IV
Owner/operator:320 (NL) Sqn RAF
Registration: EW903
MSN: NO-E
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 25 km N of Terschelling, Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Docking
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Operation - Nomad patrol off the Dutch Frisian islands.

The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Lothar Linke of the Stab IV./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Leeuwarden airfield and patrolling in GCI-box Tiger.
The four Dutch crew members are missing in action:

Pilot / Res.Sgt.Vl. C.L.G. van Heugten
Observer / Res.Sgt.Vl. L.A. Hoogteiling
Wireless Operator / Telmaat J. de Ligt
Air Gunner / Vlgtmk. 2e klas J.A. den Ouden

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1914A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.ww2.dk/air/njagd/njg1.htm

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
30 May 1942 AM939 320 (NL) Sqn RAF 0 North Sea 16 km N of Terschelling, Friesland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
27-Dec-2015 18:32 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative]
20-Nov-2017 20:32 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Feb-2018 18:12 Nepa Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative]
03-Nov-2020 18:48 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Jun-2022 23:53 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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