ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241324
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 161 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE595 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rheine, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by US nightfighter near airfield at Rheine, Germany.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer George Staudt Ragan RCAF J/27652 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Percy Bradley RAFVR 1543070 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Class I Frank Emmanuel Gray RCAF 104994 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Cecil Algot Thomas RNZAF NZ/425626 [Killed]
They are buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
Sources:
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-390.html
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-19504.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2020 07:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Sep-2020 07:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration] |
| 27-Jun-2022 10:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Mar-2024 07:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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