ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52195
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| Date: | Saturday 30 January 1943 |
| Time: | 13:31 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HE397 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Wolfgang Kuthe of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Target: Emden
Call Sign: HD-
Takeoff time: 11:06
Crew:
Pilot F/Lt. C.J. Simmonds 115545 RAF Runnymede Memorial 121
Navigator Sgt. G.C. Baker 657594 RAF Runnymede Memorial 141
Bomb aimer Sgt. A. George 1345755 RAF Runnymede Memorial 150
Wo ag Sgt. A.E. Rew 1187995 RAF Runnymede Memorial 163
Air gunner F/Sgt. G.E. Watts 1381437 RAF Runnymede Memorial 139
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2018&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
nachtjagd combat archive 1943 part one
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 07:15 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2018 18:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2018 10:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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