ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141379
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| Date: | Thursday 14 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IA |
| Owner/operator: | 99 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2956 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Wangerooge Island, Lower Saxony. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While on a reconnaissance flight off the German coast, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Bf.109 and crashed off Wangerooge Island, Lower Saxony, while attempting an emergency landing in the mainland. All six crew members were killed.
Aircraft was one of 12 that took off with only 6nr returning to base safely.
Crew (99 Squadron):
Flying Officer J. A. H. Cooper,
Flying Officer J. P. Trewby,
Sgt G. E. F. Martin,
AC.1 F. G. Hooker,
Corporal H. D. Whitehouse,
LAC R. T. Carr.
Note, however, that the official Air Ministry File (AIR 81/58) states that "Wellington N2956 failed to return from an operational flight,believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire, 14 December 1939". That is, shot down by AA fire and not by enemy aircraft.
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999, published 1991
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/58: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142175
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/archives/air-81-raf-casualty-packs-1939-45-part-1/
4. https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=519997.0
5. https://100548.activeboard.com/t34754351/wellington-action-141239/
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-408-wellington-ia-wangerooge-island-6-killed-2
7. National Archives 99 Sqdn Record of Events Doc AIR27/788/8 page 1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2012 11:30 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 14-Jan-2017 21:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 16:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 30-Oct-2018 08:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2019 20:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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