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| Date: | Friday 15 August 1941 |
| Time: | 02:36 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1008 |
| MSN: | HA-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Obernheide, Stuhr, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 22:16 hrs (local time) for an operation to Hannover in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy Flak.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Arthur Page Mitchell RAF 43977 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 July, 1940) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Keith Ernest Smith RAFVR 1174439 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Ernest Wakefield RAFVR 67083 (NCO:923942 : Commission Gazetted Friday 20 June, 1941) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Alfred Ronald Bell RAFVR 931537 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Charles James Matthews RAFVR 751430 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Keith Francis Lewis RAF 625523 [Killed]
All lie at the Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany (52.890363 / 9.916912)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1008
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2020 13:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Mar-2021 20:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 04-May-2024 11:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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