ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51974
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| Date: | Monday 3 May 1943 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE684 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leidsevaart, near Bennebroek, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold, Norfolk, UK |
Shot down by Oberfeldwebel Ernst Winkler of the 4./JG 1, flying an Fw 190A from Woensdrecht airfield. The entire crew bailed out. Two crew members died, two others survived. The deceased men are buried at Bergen General Cemetery, the Netherlands.
Operation: Ramrod – short range bomber attacks to destroy ground targets, similar to Circus attacks
Target: Amsterdam, local power plant
Call Sign: EG-B
Takeoff time: 16:43
Crew:
Pilot F/O. S. Coshall 46911 RAF Bergen NH 2 E 14
Observer F/O. R.A. North 106135 RAF Survived Wounded
Wireless op Sgt. W. Stannard 1259669 RAF Survived Wounded
Air gunner Sgt. G.H. Sparkes 1392394 RAF Bergen NH 2 E 15
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2241&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://aircrewremembered.com/trent-leonard-1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2017 12:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2018 16:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2018 07:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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