ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53546
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| Date: | Monday 4 May 1942 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 53 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM530 |
| MSN: | PZ-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km WSW of Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates |
Takeoff at 10:29 hrs for a strike operation.
The aircraft was shot down by (ships) Flak. The RAF crew all rest at Amsterdam, the USAAC observer is buried at Margraten in Limburg:
Pilot F/Sgt. K.M. Nichols 1161577 RAF / grave 85 C 10
Observer Sgt. S.E. Smith 1379009 RAF / grave 85 C 9
Observer 2/Lt. C.L. Summers O-427219 USAAC / Margraten; grave B 2 16 / washed ashore at Egmond aan Zee on the 27th of June and was initially buried at Bergen
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. C. Pottas 644921 RAF / grave 85 C 12
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. A.W. Newhouse 645144 RAF / grave 85 C 11
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1498&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-May-2017 09:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2018 17:58 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 09:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2022 01:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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