ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53385
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| Date: | Monday 2 June 1941 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 22 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X8921 |
| MSN: | OA-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km W of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff for a Rover patrol - Coastal Command armed patrol to search for enemy shipping.
The aircraft was shot down by Zerstörer pilot Unteroffizier Becker of the Ergänzungsgruppe/ZG 76 (based at Bremerhaven-Wesermünde airfield, Germany), who was flying a Bf 110. She was intercepted after attacking shipping near Terschelling island.
Crew:
Pilot F/O. W.D.J. McCaw RAF Survived - POW
Observer Sgt. F.W. O'Brien 516572 RAF Bergen op Zoom 34 A 2 - initially buried Huisduinen PL-68
Wo ag Sgt. P.R. Woodland RAF Survived - POW
Wo ag F/Sgt. I.T.C. Edwards DFM 639611 RAF Bergen op Zoom 34 A 3 - initially buried Huisduinen PL-69
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1040&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Zerstoerergeschwader/ZG76.htm
LW claims by Michael Balss
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 December 1940 | N1118 | 22 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea 15 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Sep-2010 12:30 | Percy Woodland | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2010 01:17 | Percy Woodland | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2019 08:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2019 08:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 03-Jun-2019 09:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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