ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53061
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| Date: | Saturday 8 November 1941 |
| Time: | 06:30 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6948 |
| MSN: | EY-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Oudemirdum and Nijemirdum, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Croft |
The crew were briefed to attack Berlin. The ATD of the aircraft from RAF Croft, Yorkshire was 22:31 hrs local time.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
The aircraft crashed between Oudemirdum and Nijemirdum (Friesland) 20km SSW of Sneek, Holland at 06:30 hrs.
Pilot Sgt J.W. Bell +
2nd Pilot P/O G.M. McCombe +
Observer Sgt G.T. Webb +
Wireless Operator Sgt D. Cameron +
Rear Gunner Sgt R. Boucher +
Sgt Bell is buried in Lemmer General Cemetery, the Netherlands The rest of the crew lie in Nijemirdum Cemetery, the Netherlands.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1339&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Nobody Unprepared - History of 78 Sqn Vernon Holland
4 Group Bomber Command - Chris Ward
Chorley's BCL
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 1941 | Z6577 | 78 Sqn RAF | 5 | Ohé en Laak, Limburg | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Oct-2013 20:23 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2020 19:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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