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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3369 |
| MSN: | WS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rostock, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| operation - Warnemünde, Rostock |
Believed to have been shot down by flak near Rostock'
Crew:-
Pilot: J/5332 Flt Lt John Livingstone Hopkins Elliott RCAF - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32.
Observer:67650 Fg Off Henry John Bullock - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32 (NCO:1250056 Commission Gazetted : Friday 27 June, 1941)
Wireless operator/Air Gunner:747925 Sgt James Douglas Cameron - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32.
Air Gunner:79228 Fg Off Leonard Manley Blain - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32 (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 July, 1940)
Air Gunner: 1022828 Sgt Robert Reid Waterston - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 10.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2017 15:49 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 14:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2022 14:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, ] |
| 06-May-2022 14:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 04-Jul-2022 05:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-May-2024 06:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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