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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | 01:39 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3722 |
| MSN: | WS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moers-Vinn, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Coned by 12 & 13/III/Flak Regt 26. Hit by 1/schw Res Flak Abt 401 and 3/schw Res Flak Abt 401 (Grossbatterie). Aircraft crashed near Moers-Vinn at 01:39.
Crew
Pilot: 1190622 Sgt Frederick Davidson DFM - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 26. G. 9.
Pilot: 1254402 Sgt Cyril John Riley-Hawkins - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 26. G. 10.
Observer: 912519 Sgt Thomas Ralph Mildon - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 26. G. 11.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 999235 Sgt Carl Vincent Williams - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 26. G. 12.
Wireless operator/Air Gunner: 912226 Sgt Denis Riddel Burns - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 26. G. 13.
Air Gunner: 1378221 Sgt H James PoW Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang. PoW Number 163.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
RAF Prisoner of Wars
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2017 15:11 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 14:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 30-Apr-2019 12:55 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Apr-2020 19:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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