ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50453
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:15 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW498 |
| MSN: | MH-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rockville -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:51 hrs for a bombing operation against Aachen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by Wilde Sau pilot Hauptmann Friedrich Karl Müller of the 1./Nachtjagdgruppe 10, who had taken off from Bonn-Hangelar airfield (Germany) at around 00:35 hrs, in a Focke-Wulf Fw 190A. This was credited as Mueller's 13th victory.
Pilot F/O. C. McQuiston T223116 USAAF / buried USA; Lynn Creek Cem {Barrington, Kansas}
Flight Engineer Sgt. N. Thompson 750810 RAF / evader
Navigator F/O. W.G. McKay J/22050 RCAF / evader
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. G.W. Wilson R/143388 RCAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner Sgt. R. Burnett 1343994 RAF / prisoner of war
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. A. Johnson 1580932 RAF / Jonkerbos cemetery (Gelderland); grave 8 G 9
Rear Gunner Sgt. N.E. Mullins 1601793 RAF / Jonkerbos cemetery (Gelderland); grave 8 G 8
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=LW498&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Sep-2020 19:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2020 19:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-May-2023 08:40 | redsis | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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