ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52544
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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1942 |
| Time: | 02:55 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HD991 |
| MSN: | DD- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ramspol, Kampen, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stratford |
| Operation - Bremen, Germany |
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Lothar Linke of the 5./NJG 2, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 at 3900 metres - (claim) Ramspol, North West of Kampen: 3,900m at 02:55.
Three of the crew rest in the Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) general cemetery:
Pilot: R/84501 Sgt George Stanley Bickerton RCAF - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13 Row 4 Grave 62.
Observer: J/10413 Plt Off Donald Chesley King RCAF - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13 Row 4 Grave 61.
Observer: J/10413 Plt Off William John Shaver RCAF - PoW/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf/PoW Number 27135.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 942637 Sgt John Henry Dew - PoW/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf/PoW Number 27131.
Air Gunner: R/95318 Flt Sgt Donald Murray RCAF - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13 Row 4 Grave 63.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1837&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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| 31 May 1942 | R1714 | 22 OTU RAF | 4 | near Süchteln, Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Sep-2017 06:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2019 19:39 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2019 19:39 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 27-May-2020 13:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 07:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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