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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1943 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BK468 |
| MSN: | PT-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schaephuysen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
| Koln |
Took off from RAF Middleton St George at 18:41.
Coned by 1/Flakscheinw Abt 250, Scheinwererstaffein of 1 & 3/lei Flak Abt 838 and 2 & 3/lei Flak Abt 884. Hit by 1/lei Flak Abt 838, 3/lei Flak Abt 884, Heimatflakabt 61/IV, lei. Flaktrupp of 3/schw Flak Abt 447 and lei. Flaktrupp of 2/schw Flak Abt 401. Crashed at Schaephuysen at 21:45.
The crew were initially buried in Monchengladbach Town Cemetery. Reinterred 30 July 1946.
Crew
Pilot: R/03842 WOII Harry Alwin Hansen RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 2 Row C Grave 21.
Navigator: R/104836 Flt Sgt Roydon Martin Jupe RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 2 Row C Grave 2.
Bomb Aimer: R/87480 Flt Sgt Burnet Monteith Chamney RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 2 Row C Grave 23.
Wireless Operator: R/86750 WOII Philip Hubert Mitchell RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 2 Row C Grave 24.
Rear Gunner: R/119175 Flt Sgt Lorne Edward Kellaway RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 2 Row C Grave 25.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1943 - W R Chorley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2018 09:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Feb-2024 08:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2025 12:57 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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