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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:16-50 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HF915 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Takeoff at 23:25 hrs for an operation against the steel-producing town of Essen in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the 9./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands.
All five are missing in action:
Pilot:NZ/41975 Sgt William James Barnes RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 117.
Observer:1104362 Sgt William McFarlane Drummond - Runnymede Memorial Panel 82.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1107655 Sgt Arthur Cecil Peter Knowles - Runnymede Memorial Panel 87.
Wireless operator/Air Gunner:1108860 Sgt Andrew Taylor Fraser - Runnymede Memorial Panel 83.
Air Gunner:613267 Sgt Walter Crone Nugent - Runnymede Memorial Panel 90.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/barnes-william.html
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2018 21:28 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 25-Apr-2020 14:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2024 08:23 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, ] |
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