ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51681
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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:37 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HF589 |
| MSN: | AS-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hekendorp, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:43 for an operation to Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Hit by the night fighter pilots Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank of the 2./NJG 1 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield) and Hauptmann Heinrich Wohlers of the Stab IV./NJG 4 (detached to 3./NJG 1) (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield). In the end, Hptm. Frank was credited with the victory.
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. M.J. Arthur 415108 RAAF Survived POW
Navigator Sgt. L.A. Butterworth 1389163 RAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer Sgt. J. Bailey 1431774 RAF Utrecht 12D-1-7
Wo ag Sgt. J. Orr 1132242 RAF Utrecht 12D-1-8
Air gunner Sgt. S. Gaskin 1507792 RAF Utrecht 12D-1-7
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=HF589&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 August 1943 | HE464 | 166 Sqn RAF | 5 | Waddenzee 3,5 km northwest of Ternaard, Friesland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 12:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2018 20:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2018 19:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 09:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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