ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53538
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| Date: | Friday 8 May 1942 |
| Time: | 03:55 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 53 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM683 |
| MSN: | PZ-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westoever, Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 01:18 hrs for a Rover patrol in the Dutch coastal area (Rover - Coastal Command armed patrol for opportunity attacking of shipping).
The aircraft was hit by naval Flak MFLA808 and crashed. All four crew members rest at Bergen op Zoom cemetery in Noord-Brabant:
Pilot W/O. I C.J. Wyllie R/74287 RCAF / grave 32 A 3-4
Observer F/Sgt. A.T. Thompson 981197 RAF / grave 32 A 6
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. W.R. MacLeod 1060032 RAF / grave 32 A 3-4
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. W.J. Rowe 1052528 RAF / grave 32 A 3-4
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1504
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_slang#R
Google Maps
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two for cause
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-May-2017 08:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2017 09:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2018 19:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2018 19:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 09:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 09:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code] |
| 20-Apr-2020 09:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 09:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 13-May-2022 17:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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