Date:	Sunday 31 May 1942
Time:	01:00 approx
Type:	Vickers Wellington Mk IC
Owner/operator:	109 Sqn RAF
Registration:	Z1113
MSN:	ZP-U
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Jackerath, Titz, Nordrhein-Westfalen -   Germany
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Stradishall
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Takeoff at 23:00 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Brinkhaus & Unteroffizier Keil of the 4./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 E-1 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield in Belgium. Claim - Jackerath 35km NW Koln: 4,000m at 00:50.

The surviving crew members were taken prisoner of war.

Crew:-
1167388 Sgt Thomas Balfour Day Eddy PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 407.
922357 Flt Sgt John W Austin PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 390.
R/65366 Sgt Ttacy Gpreham Harding Hatfield RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 39649.
Wireless Operator:1071410 Sgt Roy Alexander Currie - Rheinberg War Cemetery 2. A. 12.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1051612 Sgt David Miller - Rheinberg War Cemetery 2. A. 13.
Air Gunner:905332 Flt Henry Herbert Witts - Rheinberg War Cemetery 2. A. 14.

Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1113+
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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
03-Jan-2018 14:41	Red Dragon	Added
16-Oct-2018 19:38	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Damage, Operator, ]
21-Apr-2020 07:17	TigerTimon	Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
21-Apr-2020 08:40	TigerTimon	Updated [Time, ]
21-Apr-2020 08:47	TigerTimon	Updated [Time, ]
21-May-2024 17:22	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]