Defiant lost at Oosterhout (Oosteind-Rijnsdijk) on 13-05-1940 (SGLO ref: T0602)

At the date of 13-05-1940, time: 0650, the aircraft type Defiant has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Oosterhout (Oosteind-Rijnsdijk).

Departed from Martlesham Heath at 5:30 for Recc between IJmuiden - The Hague.

First contact with JU-87 (later assisted by 12 ME-109 of JG-26) near Alblasserdam. Every Defiant in this patrol was shot down.

SGLO:

Day or Night of operation Operation Target 13 May 40 Patrol Den Haag Factory Aircraft Mk Serial/Wnr. Call Sign Unit Air Force TO/t Airfield Boulton Paul Defiant I L6969 PS-T 264 Sqdn RAF   Martlesham Heath Time Cause of the Crash Crash Location Damage Province 0650 Shot down by fighters of 5./JG 26 Crash landed at Donge Over Geertuidenberg   Noord-Brabant Source Mag / Page Additional sources Verliesregister 1939-1945 SGLO 30 Archive H. Welting for airfield, operation, target and crew data

Function Mil Rank Ini Name Hon Mil reg Air Force Cemetery Grave Remark Pilot F/Lt. G.F.A. Skelton   29147 RAF Survived   pow Air gunner P/O. J.E. Hatfield   40474 RAF Survived   evader

Photo: G.Zijlstra