ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236412
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| Date: | Friday 11 September 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 25 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BJ987 |
| MSN: | PP-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Oostduinkerke, Koksijde, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |
Takeoff 20:22 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft crashed into the sea. Probably, it 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.
F/Sgt Cleveland Eggleton RCAF, the 23-year-old navigator and the gunner, P/O John R. Agar are buried in Oostduinkerke. The pilot, F/Sgt Richard E. Bertram RCAF rests at Adegem. Nothing of the others (Sgt F.J. Gallagher RCAF and Sgt R.M. George RCAF) was found.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-voor-oostduinkerke
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ987
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2020 12:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2022 12:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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