ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243920
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 1944 |
| Time: | 02:03 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 415 (Swordfish) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MF494 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km N of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Operation - anti-shipping patrol. Location is claimed.
At a height of 400 metres, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Rudolf Wilsch of the 7./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
All seven crew members are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot, Fg Off, R.J. Sheen, RCAF, J/12823, M.I.A., Owendale, Alberta, Canada
Navigator, Flt Lt, R.L. Harman, RCAF, J/8438, M.I.A.,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
WAG, P/O, J.J.R. Vannier, RCAF J/89739, M.I.A., Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
P/O, G.E. Crawley, RCAF, J/90002, M.I.A., Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
P/O, L.E. Findley, RCAF, J/89738, M.I.A., Kelloe, Manitoba, Canada
P/O, G.K. Huish, RCAF, J/87891, M.I.A., New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Flt Sgt, J. Hands, RAFVR, 1390983, M.I.A., Hythe, Kent, United Kingdom
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=536
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=18948
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2020 21:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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