ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52220
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| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1943 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HE410 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | 5 km SSE of Leeuwarden, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
Hit by Flak over Terschelling during a Gardening (mine-laying operations) mission to target area 'Nectarines'. The aircraft did a forced landing.
Call Sign: HD-T
Takeoff time: 16:40
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. G. Emerson 402174 RNzAF Survived pow
Co-Pilot Sgt. W.R. Fisher 517185 RAF Wirdum 16 4 On attachment from 196 Sqdn
Observer F/Sgt. G.G. Whitla 404559 RNzAF Survived pow
Bomb aimer Sgt. R.G. Prior 1309479 RAF Survived pow
Wo ag Sgt. W.D.D. Watts 1379311 RAF Survived pow
Air gunner Sgt. H. Hughes 412334 RNzAF Survived pow
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1996&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 03:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2018 09:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 23:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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