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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:32 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3587 |
| MSN: | AA- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Operation - Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy (schwere) and light (leichte) Flak; crashed in flames at Neuss.
The crew were initially buried in the Nordfriedhof at Düsseldorf. After hostilities they were reinterred at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery:
Pilot:41950 Plt Off Rupert John Smith RNZAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 9. F. 17.
Navigator:903293 Sgt William Graham Clark - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1261820 Sgt Barry Herbert Coulter - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 9. F. 14.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:405508 Sgt William Robertson Ramsey RNZAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 9. F. 15.
Air Gunner:1192997 Sgt Henry Edward Jones - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 9. F. 13.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3587
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2018 19:37 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 14:41 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2019 19:35 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 27-Apr-2020 19:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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