ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53161
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 1941 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6478 |
| MSN: | ZA-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | military range, Oldebroekse Heide, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
| RAF Leeming |
Mission :Koln. Took off from RAF Leeming at 1949 hrs. Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Ludwig Becker 4./NJG1) and crashed 2300 hrs on an artillery practice range operated by the Wehrmacht near Oldebrook (Gelderland) Holland. All are buried locally in the General Cemetery.
Crew
Sgt A Poupard (KIA)
Plt Off J E Laurie-Dickson (KIA)
Flt Sgt R H Wilson RCAF (KIA)
Sgt R J Garrod (KIA)
Sgt P T Yakarangi RNZAF (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1246&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 138.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-May-2016 16:28 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2020 15:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 20-Jun-2022 10:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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