ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53143
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| Date: | Monday 15 September 1941 |
| Time: | 07:24 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB |
| Owner/operator: | 257 (Burma) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z3322 |
| MSN: | FM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zeeweg road at Egmond aan den Hoef, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk (takeoff at 05:30 local time) |
It was early in the morning when Obergefreiter H. Wilde, observer of the fire brigade at Bergen airfield, spotted four aircraft coming from the west. Alarm! Right after that a couple of Bf 109F aircraft of the 6./JG 53 scrambled for interception. The Hurricanes of 257 Squadron managed to strafe a Flak gun, but were quickly engaged in aerial combat with the Messerschmitts.
Z3322 fell victim to fighter pilot Leutnant Helmut Rose of the 6./JG 53.
Sgt (1150082) Peter COWEN (pilot) RAFVR - killed in action.
R.I.P.
Peter Cowen is buried in Bergen General Cemetery.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1263&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd' page 157
RAF Casualties-1941.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jan-2012 02:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2012 12:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2013 05:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2013 13:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 24-Mar-2020 20:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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