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| Date: | Monday 31 March 1941 |
| Time: | 00:25 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5612 |
| MSN: | PM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | approx. 1 mile from RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 19:00 LT for an operation to Brest, France.
When on approach to the airfield, 'Sierra Leone II' was hit by a Ju 88C night fighter of the I./NJG 2 (based at Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands). Almost out of control, the aircraft hit a telegraph pole and crash-landed hard.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Kenneth James Mellor DSO DFC RAF 37018 [Injured]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant S E T Hamblin RAF
Sergeant Davies RAF
Sergeant F Elliott RAF
Flight Sergeant J A McCudden RAF
Flying Officer Arthur James Hart Roberts DFC RAF 43375 (NCO:517965 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 May, 1940)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5612
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2019 20:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Mar-2019 20:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2019 10:31 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Mar-2024 08:15 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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