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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3670 |
| MSN: | SR-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | München-Gladbach [now Mönchengladbach]; Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn |
| RAF Bourn |
A report from Flt Lt Brian Frow flying a Hamden from 408 Squadron stated that shortly after passing Münchengladbach he had seen two aircraft collide. He stated that he had seen a Wellington climbing, possibly to avoid flak, and collide with a Stirling from below severing the Stirlings tail. Both aircraft had plunged downwards, the Wellington exploding in mid-air whilst the Stirling exploded on impact with the ground. It is likely that the aircraft involved were Stirling W7534 of 214 Squadron and Wellington X3670 from 101 Squadron based at RAF Bourn whose crew of 5 were lost without trace.
Crew:-
105175 Fg Off Anthony De Faye Gardner - Runnymede Memorial Panel 69 (NCO:1380268 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 September, 1941)
1280560 Sgt W H Arnold - Runnymede Memorial Panel 77.
915974 Sgt Ronald Edward Hart - Runnymede Memorial Panel 85.
1202111 Sgt Ivan Bernard Harry Spooner - Runnymede Memorial Panel 94
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron Royal Air Force Association
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2018 20:31 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 03-Jan-2018 21:32 | Red Dragon | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2018 21:33 | Red Dragon | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 29-Jun-2018 06:50 | ehren69 | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Apr-2020 09:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, ] |
| 21-May-2024 17:16 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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