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| Date: | Monday 6 April 1942 |
| Time: | 01:42 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3415 |
| MSN: | WS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | railway station of Sechtem, Bornheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 23:36 hrs for an operation to Köln in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Hit by Flak of the 7. Flak-Division. Crashed at the railway station of Sechtem at 01:42. The crew were initially buried at the British War Cemetery 1914-1918 at Koln-Zollstock. They were later re-interred at Rheinburg War Cemetery:
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Paul Rigby Sinclair Brooke RAFVR 103547 (NCO:1365365 : Commission Gazetted Friday 12 September, 1941) [Killed] Coll. grave 1. D. 6-18.
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Edward Frank Collins RAFVR 1180436 [Killed] 1. D. 5.
Observer : Sergeant Ronald Jacques RAFVR 1265209 [Killed] Coll. grave 1. D. 6-18.
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Philip John Coleman RAFVR 1254284 [Killed] Coll. grave 1. D. 6-18.
Air Gunner : Sergeant Cyril Victor Maddock RAFVR 923044 [Killed] Coll.grave 1. D. 6-18.
Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Naylor RAF 631267 [Killed] Coll. grave 1. D. 6-18
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2017 16:59 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 28-Nov-2017 17:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Date, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 14:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 28-Apr-2019 09:59 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Apr-2020 16:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2025 06:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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