ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210055
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:16 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 196 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE395 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field 500-600 metres south of Over Jerstal, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield |
Shot down by Leutnant Ernst Meess of the 6./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110 from Schleswig airfield, Germany.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Target area: Forget-me-not (Kiel bay)
Call Sign: ZO-?
Takeoff time: 20:55
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Ian Numa Bonard RAF 39487 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer John Joseph Wilfred Burns RAFVR 119906 (NCO:1382041 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 August, 1942) [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Albert Robert Potter RAFVR 143772 (NCO:1331707 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 June, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Basil Arthur Curtis DFM RAF 51673 (NCO:552463 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 May, 1943) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer John Ireland Pearson Ford RAF 51286 (NCO:619390 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 April, 1943) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430045.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 18:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Apr-2018 08:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 28-Apr-2024 06:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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