ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52304
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:18 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HZ519 |
| MSN: | AL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | into 'Het Keeten' near Stavenisse, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, UK |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Kurt Holler of the Stab III./NJG 4 (detached to 1./NJG 1), flying Bf 110 E-2 G9+AD from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:37
Crew:
Pilot: R/131714 F/Sgt Ernest Alexander Star (RCAF) - Body never recovered
Navigator: R/132169 F/Sgt John Kopchuk (RCAF) - Body washed up near Wemeldinge
Bomb Aimer: R/154098 F/Sgt James Patrick Gallery O'Reilly (RCAF) - Body washed up near Wemeldinge
Wireless Op/Air Gunner: R/134317 F/Sgt Casimir Frank Orlinski (RCAF) - Body washed up near Wemeldinge
Air Gunner: R/105126 F/Sgt William George Parkinson (RCAF) - Body never recovered
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2521&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=hz519&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.429sqn.ca/dedicate.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 1943 | BK540 | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF | 5 | North Sea |  |
mis |
| 23 June 1943 | HF457 | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF | 3 | Houthalen-Helchteren, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 25 June 1943 | HZ521 | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF | 5 | Hamme-Mille, Braibant walon | |
w/o |
| 26 July 1943 | HE803 | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF | 1 | west of Culemborg train station, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 28 July 1943 | JA114 | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF | 3 | near Todenbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 08:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2018 14:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2022 16:08 | tachel | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Sep-2022 13:44 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
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