ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52531
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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1942 |
| Time: | 01:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BJ650 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | swimming pool of Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chipping Warden |
| Essen |
Takeoff at 20:24 hrs local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Werner Streib & Oberfeldwebel Walter Ruscher of the Stab I./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield.
There were no survivors amongst the crew:
Pilot / F/Lt. M.B. Mallet 41939 RAF / Eindhoven (Woensel) cemetery; grave JJ 128-130
Navigator / Sgt. J.H. Evans 1048732 RAF / Eindhoven (Woensel) cemetery; grave JJ 128-130
Bomb Aimer / Sgt. S.C. Wedgwood 1204039 RAF / Eindhoven (Woensel) cemetery; grave JJ 128-130
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. V.F. Vinnicombe 1188483 RAF / Groesbeek RCAF cemetery in Gelderland; grave 16 D 14
Air Gunner / F/Sgt. J.J. La Bossiere R/119546 RCAF / Groesbeek RCAF cemetery in Gelderland; grave 16 D 15
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=BJ650&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Sep-2017 07:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2020 07:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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