ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51856
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| Date: | Monday 24 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:55 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE655 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oirschot, NW of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, UK |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: AS-D
Takeoff time: 23:16
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. C.W.H. Westwood 1333598 RAF Eindhoven JJB 60
Navigator Sgt. A. Benson 1450256 RAF Eindhoven JJB 58
Bomb aimer Sgt. H.W. Fields 574056 RAF Eindhoven JJB 62
Wo ag Sgt. W.P. Baxter 1381903 RAF Eindhoven JJB 59
Air gunner Sgt. T.W. Shadgett 1375964 RAF Eindhoven JJB 61
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2365&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2011 14:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2018 16:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 16:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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