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| Date: | Friday 11 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HE150 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | over Monchengladbach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
| RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
FLGOFF F. MacKelden and crew departed RAF Leconfield at 2316hrs with 15 other 466 Sqn machines and joined 770 bombers of the main stream for an attack on Dusseldorf. When passing over Monchengladbach, Germany the aircraft was hit by flak and exploded in mid-air. All of the aircrew were initially buried in the Monchengladbach City Cemetery. In 1974 five of the crew were transferred to the Rheinberg War Cemetery. Germany but SGT Herbert’s remains could not be identified and he is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Frank Mackelden RAFVR 125698 (NCO:1336814 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 August, 1942) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Stephen Roxburgh RAFVR 125572 (NCO:1148327 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 August, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Edward Maurice Gold RAFVR 146830 (NCO:1266307 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 July, 1943) [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Alexander George Rawlins RAFVR 1219018 [Killed]
Sergeant Trevor Charles Herbert RAFVR 1575212 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Robert William Maroney RAAF Aus/413315 [Killed]
Sources:
466Sqn Unit History Sheets
www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/he150b.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2019 06:54 | Paul McGuiness | Added |
| 28-Nov-2019 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-May-2024 07:17 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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