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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV452 |
| MSN: | PM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waltrop, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Takeoff at 23:26 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed.
All six rest at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery:
Pilot:1054935 Flt Sgt William Onions - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. A. 1-6.
Pilot:1313869 Sgt Michael Bruce Rogerson - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. A. 1-6.
Observer:1077240 Sgt Horace Ronald Hallam - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. A. 1-6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1310250 Sgt William Kerr Jones - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. A. 1-6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1113762 Sgt Alexander Leslie - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. A. 1-6.
Air Gunner:1212654 Sgt Bernard William Sansom - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. A. 1-6.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2018 13:19 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 15-Oct-2018 15:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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