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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:41 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV786 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brussegem, Merchtem, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury |
Takeoff at 23:38 hrs for an operation to Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the 6./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
The crew all rest at Brussels Town Cemetery:
Pilot:1177614 Sgt Patrick David Powell - Brussels Town Cemetery Coll. grave X. 15. 3-5.
Observer:1006926 Sgt Ernest Chadwick - Brussels Town Cemetery Coll. grave X. 15. 3-5
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1063702 Sgt Thomas Cudworth - Brussels Town Cemetery Coll. grave X. 15. 3-5.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1112884 Sgt Thomas James Kehoe - Brussels Town Cemetery X. 15. 2.
Air Gunner:1029425 Sgt Leonard Johnson - Brussels Town Cemetery X. 15. 1.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV786
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-te-brussegem
Google Maps
CWGC
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/monument-crew-wellington-ic-dv786-gt-156-sqn-raf&prev=search
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2018 21:03 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 18-Oct-2019 17:44 | ALAN MACKAY | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 24-Apr-2020 17:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2022 23:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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