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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 1942 |
| Time: | 02:48 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK306 |
| MSN: | KO-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Goedereede, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Took off from RAF Mildenhall. Crashed into the sea off the coast of Holland. The had been plotted further north, off Den Haag before ditching due to engine failure.
Probably, the aircraft was hit by night fighter pilot Leutnant Rolf Bussmann of the 4./NJG 2, who had taken off from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Pilot 413988 / Sgt. D.S. Oldridge NZ413988 RNZAF / Rotterdam cemetery; grave LL 2 25 / washed up near Kwade Hoek 10 December
Navigator 411422 / Sgt. R.L.A. McFarland NZ411422 RNZAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 20 A 2 / washed up near Renesse (Zeeland) 23 November
Bomb Aimer 41389 / Sgt. K.H. Yeoman NZ41389 RNZAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 4 D 3 / washed up near Den Osse (Brouwershaven, Zeeland) 16 November
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner 1377610 Sgt. A.F. Gardner 1377610 RAF / Hoek van Holland cemetery; grave F 16
Rear Gunner 1383580 Sgt. G.A.F. Couzens 1383580 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 80
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1888&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Oct-2017 11:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2017 18:49 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2020 18:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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