ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52036
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| Date: | Friday 9 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE592 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hout-Blerick, Venlo, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, UK |
Hit by heavy Flak over the target.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: KW-Q
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Class II James Francis Smith RCAF R/94963 [Killed] Jonkerbos 24 D 2
Navigator : Sergeant Paul Anthony Smith RAFVR 1219354 [Killed] Jonkerbos 24 A 9
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Class II Cuthbert Worcester Graham Burke RCAF R/95765 [Killed] Jonkerbos 24 D
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Russel Gordon Cook RCAF J/10020 [Killed] Jonkerbos 24 A 9
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Olivier Edouard Emile Schulz RCAF J/19312 [Killed] Jonkerbos 4 D 3
All were initially buried at Venlo.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2183&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2011 15:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2018 19:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2018 18:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 08:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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