ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53372
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| Date: | Thursday 12 June 1941 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5439 |
| MSN: | OJ-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Het Broek, NW of Bergharen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 23:43 for an operation to Düsseldorf, Germany.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 2./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 642.
The pilot, Sgt. W.Harrison, crash-landed the aircraft, all crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Function Mil Rank Ini Name Age Mil reg Air Force Fate Cemetery Grave Remarks
Pilot Sgt. W. Harrison 23 580035 RAF EVD-POW - Captured 13 Jun 1941 s of Amsterdam, pow
Second Pilot Sgt. G.A. Johnston 929204 RAF POW -
Observer Sgt. C. Morgan 944601 RAF POW -
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. M.T. Kenny 629851 RAF POW -
Front Gunner W/O. T.E. Schofield NZ391387 RNZAF POW -
Rear Gunner F/Sgt. V.G.I. Anderson 20 551296 RAF EVD-POW - Captured 13 Jun 1941 near Amsterdam, pow
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1051&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 09:20 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Jun-2019 08:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2019 05:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 06:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Mar-2024 06:24 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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