ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53012
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 January 1942 |
| Time: | 21:07 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1207 |
| MSN: | QT-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
| Emden |
Took off from RAF Grimsby at 19:10 for Emden. The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who was flying Do 215 B-5 R4+AP from Leeuwarden airfield - (sea 10 km north of Terschelling (Tiger) at 21:37).
Crrew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Grant Scott RCAF J/4112 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Edward Sextus Swingler RAFVR 1180160 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Kenneth Archibald Parslow RAFVR 111998 [Killed] (NCO:744900 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 December, 1941)
Crew : Flight Sergeant Albert Williams Kerrisk RNZAF NZ/401499 [Killed]
Crew : Flight Sergeant Michael Thomas O'Brien RAF 650852 [Killed]
Crew : Flight Sergeant Gwladgwyn John Sharp RAF 542001 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1386&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Bomber Command losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Oct-2017 19:28 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2017 22:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:16 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 10-Apr-2019 18:03 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2019 10:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2021 18:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Jan-2024 07:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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