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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:15 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 26 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HX375 |
| MSN: | ?-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Koordekenshoef, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Takeoff at 22:59 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
The aircraft was caught in the cross-fire of heavy (schwere) and light (leichte) Flak and impacted in the northern harbour area of Antwerpen, where buildings of the Wijngaardnatie are located.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Kenneth Edmonds RAFVR 1288523 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant Richard Ironmonger Derry RCAF J/56151 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 November, 1944) [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Keith Barkley Utman RCAF R/82046 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Bruce Henry Edye RAAF Aus/403570 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Geoffrey Horner RAFVR 1113335 [Killed]
All lie at the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Belgium (51.166083 / 4.368341)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-hx375-te-antwerpen
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HX375
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2020 17:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Nov-2022 09:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-May-2024 08:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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