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| Date: | Monday 9 March 1942 |
| Time: | 04:11 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3641 |
| MSN: | WS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea north of Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington |
Takeoff at 00:31 LT for an operation to Essen, Germany.
Last fix at 02:17 after which there was nothing else. The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who was flying Do 215 B-5 R4+AP from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Joseph Doughty RAFVR 1063795 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial Panel 82
Pilot Officer Thomas George Hubert Gulliver RAFVR 68189 (NCO:1193713 : Commission Gazetted Friday 04 July, 1941) [Killed] Runnymede Memorial Panel 69
Sergeant James Heslop RAF 845752 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial Panel 85
Sergeant Ewen Ritchie Stirling RAFVR 997898 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial Panel 94
Flying Officer Cyril Douglas Waddingham DFC RAFVR 115918 (NCO:915546 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 10 March, 1942) [Killed] Runnymede Memorial Panel 67
Flight Sergeant Derek Shergold Drury Welsh RAFVR 645684 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial Panel 76
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3641
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2017 19:11 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 26-Dec-2017 06:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 19:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 19:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Mar-2024 07:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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