ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50207
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| Date: | Thursday 31 August 1944 |
| Time: | 01:50 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 524 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MF175 |
| MSN: | 7R-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 13 km WNW of Walcheren, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircham Newton |
Took off from RAF Bircham Newton for an anti E-boot patrol off the Dutch coast.
The aircraft was hit by Flak.
Pilot / F/O. C.R. Watts J/23393 RCAF / Bergen op Zoom RCAF cemetery (Noord-Brabant); washed up Hoek van Holland 22 September
Second Pilot / F/O. D.W. Aston 145048 RAF / Runnymede Memorial
Navigator / P/O. L.G.H. Griffiths J/86497 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial
Bomb Aimer / F/Lt. G. Nathan J/13441 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial
Wireless Operator / F/Lt. H.E. Maguire J/13396 RCAF / Oostvoorne cemetery (Zuid-Holland); washed up 28 September
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / P/O. K.A. Roche J/87148 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial
Rear Gunner / P/O. N. Shlahetka J/89127 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3960&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2642431/WATTS,%20CHARLES%20REGINALD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jul-2016 10:49 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2018 06:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 08-Mar-2021 15:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2021 15:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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