ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206583
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| Date: | Saturday 20 February 1943 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BK435 |
| MSN: | QB-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 55 km N of N end of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
Takeoff at 17:42 for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation off the Frisian island chain.
Shot down by night fighter ace Oberleutnant Rudolf Sigmund, Staffelkapitän of the 10./NJG 1 whilst under GCI control of box Tiger, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Ivan Harry William Baulf RNZAF NZ/416077 [Killed]
Crew : Flight Sergeant Joseph Jean Charles Arpin RCAF R/117504 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 24 March, 1942) [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Leslie John King RAFVR 1332051 [Killed]
Crew : Flying Officer Walter Norman Pleasance RCAF J/13121 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Frederick John Skeeles RAFVR 1432835 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Basil Talbot White RAFVR 1335970 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
http://www.rcaf424.ca/Memories.htm
http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem16b.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2018 13:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2019 10:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Aug-2022 22:32 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Feb-2024 07:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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