History
On mision to Düsseldorf intercepted and shot down by a Luftwaffe Bf 110, there are three possibilities:
- shot down by Unteroffizier Karl-Georg Pfeiffer of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen or Leeuwarden airfield. Claim location: North Sea 30 km west of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, with claim time 02:49.
- shot down by Oberleutnant Werner Husemann of the Stab/NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Deelen airfield. Claim location: IJsselmeer west of Kampen, with claim time 02:55.
- shot down by Major Kurt Holler of the Stab III./NJG 4 (detached to 1./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield. Claim location: IJsselmeer west of Urk, with claim time 02:55.
The Wellington was never recovered.
Description
Type : Vickers Wellington medium sized bomber
Owner: 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF
crew:
Pilot: F/Lt. Laurie A. Bourgeois
F/O George A. McClintock
F/Sgt. Daniel S. McRae
WO/AG
P/O Harry D. Warner
Navigator: Sgt. James A.M. Philpott
Status
It is very uncommon that aircraft crash in the shallow Lake IJsselmeer (Old Zuyder Sea) without leaving any trace of aircraft and/or its five men crew.
References
- Allied Air Forces Losses and Incidents Database.
- Aviation Safety Net.
HE729.