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| Date: | Monday 6 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:50 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3661 |
| MSN: | AA- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Robert-Koch-Straße street in Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Operation - Köln.
The aircraft was hit by the 1./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 514 and impacted in the Robert-Koch-Straße at 03:50.
Pilot: NZ404967 Flt Sgt G J E Thomas RNZAF PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 24800.
2nd Pilot: NZ404410 Flt Sgt S MacI Robertson RNZAF PoW Stalag Luft 6 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 26
Navigator: NZ405455 Sgt W G Reay RNZAF PoW Luft 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24799.
Wireless Operator: NZ402058 Sgt W H Harris RNZAF PoW Stalag Luft 4 Sagan and Belaria. PoW Number 24836.
Air Gunner: 1169410 Sgt S W Roynon PoW Luft 3444 Lamsdorf PoW Number 24834.
Air Gunner: 938765 Sgt P G Dorrell PoW Luft 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24847.
Sources:
75 Squadron Association
Bomber command Losses 1942
RAF Prisoners of War
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2017 18:58 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 19:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 28-Apr-2019 11:40 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Apr-2020 16:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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