ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52481
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| Date: | Saturday 31 October 1942 |
| Time: | 14:22 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1625 |
| MSN: | JN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Millingseweg road, Megchelen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Takeoff at 11:00 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Emden in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by Feldwebel Karl Bugaj of the 11./JG 1, who was flying a Focke-Wulf Fw 190A.
All five rest in the Gendringen cemetery:
Pilot / Sgt. H.J. Brook 656868 RAF / 25 years old
Observer / F/O. J. Towner 119476 RAF / 23 years old
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / F/Sgt. F.J. Smith R/78895 RCAF / 22 years old
Front Gunner / P/O. J.S. Lee 119904 RAF
Rear Gunner / Sgt. R.G.J. Hillyer 1601304 RAF / 19 years old
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1894
LW claims by Michael Balss
Google Maps
CWGC
https://www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/109221/Crashlocatie-Wellington-Z-1625.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 1942 | Z1078 | 150 Sqn RAF | 3 | West Hill Dunsdale, Northumberland |  |
w/o |
| 15 April 1942 | DV593 | 150 Sqn RAF | 1 | Kilderseveld, Kilder, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 10 August 1942 | Z1593 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Oude Larenseweg road, Epse, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 10 August 1942 | BJ608 | 150 Sqn RAF | 4 | near Piksen hamlet, Daarle, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 25 August 1942 | X3414 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Rienne, Gedinne, Namur |  |
w/o |
| 25 August 1942 | BJ831 | 150 Sqn RAF | 3 | Kersbeek-Miskom, Kortenaken, Flemish Brabant | |
w/o |
| 28 August 1942 | X3418 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | De Neuvel near Wervershoof, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 9 September 1942 | X3304 | 150 Sqn RAF | 0 | - |  |
unk |
| 9 September 1942 | X3745 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Bois du Duc at Sart-Saint-Laurent, Fosses-la-Ville, Namur | |
w/o |
| 10 October 1942 | BK311 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
| 15 October 1942 | X3552 | 150 Sqn RAF | 6 | between Pootweg - Hazeldonkse Zandweg, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Oct-2017 19:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 19:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 30-Oct-2020 20:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2022 13:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source, Category] |
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