ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230149
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| Date: | Sunday 3 December 1944 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 180 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FW209 |
| MSN: | EV-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek, Belgium (base) |
Takeoff at 08:40 hrs for an operation to Kaldenkirchen, Nettetal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
The aircraft was damaged by Flak and remarkably, gunner Tomkins performed an emergency-landing at Eindhoven, due to the pilot being injured.
Pilot F/O. L.J.H. Iddon 135764 RAF / injured
Navigator/Bomb Aimer W/O. J.H. Allen 1391061 RAF / injured
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. E.L. Wolff 1611111 RAF / bailed out, prisoner of war
Air Gunner F/Sgt. F. Tomkins 1579116 RAF / safe
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R1137&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/180_wwII.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2019 07:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Jun-2022 01:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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