ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51968
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| Date: | Monday 3 May 1943 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AJ200 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fortgracht, Vijfhuizen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold, Norfolk, UK |
The aircraft is believed to have crashed at Fortgracht, Vijfhuizen. Only the pilot survived and became POW. The three crew members that lost their life were all buried at Haarlemmermeer (Hoofddorp) General Cemetry, the Netherlands. The Ventura was shot down by Oberfeldwebel G. Hütter of the 5./JG 1, flying an Fw 190A from Woensdrecht airfield.
Operation: Ramrod – short range bomber attacks to destroy ground targets, similar to Circus attacks
Target: Amsterdam, local power plant
Call Sign: EG-G
Takeoff time: 16:43
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. J.D. Sharp 412271 RNzAF Survived pow
Observer Sgt. H. Gibson 1138669 RAF Hoofddorp 1 11
Wo ag Sgt. A. Stevens 1024938 RAF Hoofddorp 1 9
Air gunner Sgt. D.L. Rowland 1323502 RAF Hoofddorp 1 10
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2246&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://aircrewremembered.com/trent-leonard-1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2017 12:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2018 19:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2018 07:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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