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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1942 |
| Time: | 02:49 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3542 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Marienhof, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
| Hamburg |
Claim by Fw Ernst Meess 6/NJG3 - Budelsdorf near Rendsburg (Kiebitz) at 02:49.
Coned by searchlights batteries of Marine Flak Abt 211, 221, 231 and 251 between 02:42-02:49
(Wellington near Marienhof 02:49).
Crew
404438 Flt Sgt Warwick St George Ruxton Wilson RNZAF Kiel War Cemetery 1. A. 5.
82956 Flt Lt R Hicks PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 120
104577 Plt Off J S Skinner PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 129
1101025 Sgt Alexander John Shields Gillespie -Runnymede Memorial Panel 83.
902805 Sgt R D Meek PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 171.
931030 Sgt Ronald Sydney Andrews Runnymede Memorial Panel 77.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
RAF Prisoners of War
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 18:04 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 17-Mar-2019 20:48 | Shack832 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2019 09:02 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Apr-2022 13:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, ] |
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