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| Date: | Saturday 16 August 1941 |
| Time: | 23:57 approx |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 104 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5532 |
| MSN: | EP-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Leverton near Retford, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:27 hrs for an operation to Köln, Germany.
The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Hans Hahn of the 3./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88C from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant William Thomas Ross Stephenson RCAF R/52876 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant John Walter Nowlan RAFVR 928472 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Stanley Charles Steward RAFVR 755954 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Ivor Howard Arthur Henderson RAFVR 918442 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Kenneth Hutchinson RAFVR 961049 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Patrick Joseph Murphy RAF 106682 (NCO:915165 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 October, 1941) [Killed]
Police Officer : Police Constable Hollingsworth (Police) of East Retford Police Station narrowly escaped death when the bomb-load exploded as he helped organise a rescue attempt.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/stephenson-william-thomas-ross.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2020 17:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
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