ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52479
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| Date: | Friday 6 November 1942 |
| Time: | 14:48 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE784 |
| MSN: | YH-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee, 5 km east of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold, Norfolk |
Blenheim AE784 : Take off at 13:55hrs for mission in Den Helder. 06/11/942
Shot down by 4./le.764 (leichte Flak-Abteilung 764 (o)) and 4./le.845 (leichte Flak-Abteilung 845 (o)).
Crew:
F/Lt.(104.581) John Edgar HARRISON (pilot) RAFVR - Survived PoW
P/O.(118.879) Howard John LUCK (obs.) RAFVR - Survived PoW
F/Lt.(NZ39553) Colin Ward Dawson HUNT (Wop/AG) RNZAF - Survived PoW
Sgt.(1292935) William Joseph ATKINSON (Wop/AG) RAF - killed - Body recovered from the wreck 9 Nov 42
Sources:
1.http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.RAF Prisoners of War
3.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2017 20:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2017 09:58 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2017 10:02 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn] |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:01 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2020 09:57 | soucek56 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2020 18:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
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