ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52534
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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1942 |
| Time: | 00:10 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 11 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV480 |
| MSN: | OP-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Springersdiep water (De Punt - Hompelvoet); Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn |
Takeoff at 20:30 hrs local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.
Pilot / P/O. I.A. Grant 414283 RNZAF / Ouddorp cemetery; grave 1 3
Navigator / P/O. J.L. Speedy 411950 RNZAF / Ouddorp cemetery; grave 1 1
Bomb Aimer / P/O. R.H. Groom 126450 RAF / Ouddorp cemetery; grave 1 2
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. S. Swain 1378437 RAF / Rotterdam cemetery; grave LL 1 20
Air Gunner / Sgt. W. Buckley 1080095 RAF / Heverlee War Cemetery in Belgium; grave 7 K 7
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1848
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Sep-2017 07:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2020 08:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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