ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48965
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1945 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 69 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NC555 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tooropstraat, Apeldoorn, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek, Belgium |
Wellington NC555 took off at 22:20 hrs.
A note in diary on web site indicates a German soldier who investigated the wreck was killed when the bombload exploded. The Wellington belonged to 69 Sqn, part of 2TAF (NOT Bomber Command) and was on a night recce over German lines. Came down in area of Waterloseweg not far from centre of Apeldoorn. Flak was known to be engaging aircraft in area before crash.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Richard BEARCROFT (154386) Air Bomber RAFVR
P/O William Keith BENNETT (37471) pilot RAF
Sgt Robert JEFFERY (1813960) Air Gunner RAFVR
F/Sgt Gerald Wynne LINNARD (1421523) Navigator RAFVR
Sgt Robert Graham SUTHERLAND (591815) Air Gunner RAF
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5440
https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead/results/?cemetery=APELDOORN%20%28UGCHELEN-HEIDEHOF%29%20GENERAL%20CEMETERY
https://www.apeldoornendeoorlog.nl/bronnen/archivalia/oorlogskroniek-van-apeldoorn/1945-2/
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 14:52 | Dinger | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2021 22:34 | Glog | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 07:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jun-2022 07:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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