ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52849
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 00:06 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AT191 |
| MSN: | EQ-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer off Elburg, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Balderton |
Takeoff at 22:58 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Karl-Heinz Völlkopf of the 5./NJG 2.
Three of the crew rest at Amersfoort in the province of Utrecht:
Pilot:103549 Plt Off William Frederick Dixon Charlton - Harderwijk General Cemtery British Plot 2. Grave 13.
Observer:104477 Plt Off Cryil Ian Andrew Sandland - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 38.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:550298 Flt Sgt. Frederick John Ernest Womar DFM - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 39.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1101605 Sgt Alfred Marland - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) Cemetery Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 40.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1553&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://home.kpn.nl/olgaenron/408%20squadron.htm
CWGC
Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 November 1941 | AD972 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 1 | IJsselmeer, off Hindeloopen, Friesland | |
sub |
| 27 March 1942 | AT176 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 4 | North Sea N of Terschelling, Friesland | |
w/o |
| 16 May 1942 | AT224 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 4 | sea southwest of Samsø island, Midtjylland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Nov-2014 13:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2017 06:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2018 14:32 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 18:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2020 18:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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