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| Date: | Friday 25 July 1941 |
| Time: | 03:54 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1397 |
| MSN: | PM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Boazum and Easterwierrum, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Elsham Wolds in Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:40 hrs for an operation to Emden, Germany.
On return, shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Lent of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 D-3 G9+FM from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Mervyn Sydney Lund RNZAF NZ/40979 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Arthur Edward Owen RAFVR 1163347 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant John James Cox RAFVR 921698 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Alfred John Le Poidevin RAFVR 924197 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Roy Penry Williams RAFVR 1251179 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Frank Gordon Walker RAFVR 1019154 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1138A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/mystery-wellington-crash-1941-eventually-solved.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2015 09:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Jul-2019 10:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2024 14:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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