ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236096
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| Date: | Sunday 16 August 1942 |
| Time: | 05:05 claim |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AE432 |
| MSN: | EQ-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Balderton, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 00:15 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Dr. Horst Patuschka of the 7./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands - (claim) 'Manchester' sea 50 km west of the Westerschelde mouth (prob. Hamster) at 05:05 hrs.
All four crew members are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AE432
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2020 18:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
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