Date:	Friday 3 July 1942
Time:	01:40
Type:	Vickers Wellington Mk IC
Owner/operator:	103 Sqn RAF
Registration:	DV611
MSN:	PM-
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Bookholt, Nordhorn, GB, Niedersachsen -   Germany
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Elsham Wolds
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Takeoff at 23:21 hrs for an operation to Bremen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1 based at Twente airfield in the Netherlands - (claim) near Bookholt 3 km north of Nordhorn (4A) at 01:04/40.
The members of the crew who died were initially buried in Neuer Friedhof Lingen-Ems:

Pilot: Aus/402821 Plt Off Archie Thomas Little RAAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Observer:J/16715 Plt Off David H Davidner RCAF PoW Marlag Ind Milag Nord Westertimke (Tarnstedt). PoW Number 24974
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1325341 Sgt Thomas Alfred Elliott - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1052838 Sgt John William Edwards - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Air Gunner:R/56204 Flt Sgt Joseph Vincent Chicoine RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
07-Feb-2018 22:13	Red Dragon	Added
16-Oct-2018 18:52	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ]
05-May-2020 14:02	TigerTimon	Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
25-Jun-2022 04:17	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]