ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210054
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:59 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 196 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE220 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eckernförder Bucht 5 km east of Boknis Eck, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield |
Coned in searchlights of the Marine Flak-Abteilung 211 and 221 between 23:52 and 23:59, hit by light and heavy Flak of the Marine Flak-Abteilungen 211, 221 and 251, exploded and crashed.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Target area: Forgetmenots (Kiel canal)
Call Sign: ZO-?
Takeoff time: 20:45
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant John Frederick Atkins RAF 749747 [Killed]
Sergeant Frank Guy RAFVR 1335916 [Killed]
Sergeant William McDonough RAFVR 1083266 [Killed]
Sergeant Patrick William John Morrow RAF 521097 [Killed]
Sergeant Reginald Harry Tayler RAFVR 1318170 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/atkins-john.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 18:07 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Apr-2018 09:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2022 07:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Category] |
| 29-Mar-2022 07:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Apr-2024 06:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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