ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52838
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:48 claim |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z6581 |
| MSN: | -P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weidenhoek, Breedenbroek, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abingdon |
Takeoff at 23:40 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Alfred Haesler of the 9./NJG 1, who had taken off from Twente airfield.
The tail portion broke away and fell astride a wire fence at Breedenbroek. All five rest at Gendringen Roman Catholic cemetery:
Pilot S/Ldr. D.B.G. Tomlinson DFC 37989 RAF / grave A 12 / 26 years old
Observer P/O. R.R.H. Rowe 116026 RAF / grave A 16 / 31 years old
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. J.E. McDonald R/92286 RCAF / grave A 15 / 26 years old
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner P/O. J.O. Little DFM 115807 RAF / grave A 13 / 21 years old
Air Gunner Sgt. J.D. O'Sullivan 1330346 RAF / grave A 14 / 19 years old
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1562&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
2020 Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jun-2017 07:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2020 19:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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