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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | 02:59 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ615 |
| MSN: | KO-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 22:53 hrs for an operation to Hamburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Helmut Lent & Feldwebel Walter Kubisch of the Stab II./NJG 2, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 R4+AC from Leeuwarden airfield - (claim) sea NW Vlieland (prob. Tiger) at 02:59 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander Frank William Dixon-Wright DFC RAF 32123 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer George Whittaker DFM RAFVR 48422 (NCO:546263 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 May, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Sergeant William Martin Kostyshyn RCAF R/75325 [Killed]
Sergeant Fred Newbound RAFVR 1308926 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Alexander Johnston Stewar Ollar DFM RAFVR 120067 (NCO:751315 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 April, 1942) [Killed]
Flying Officer John Frederick Stock RAFVR 101082 (NCO:1187203 : Commission Gazetted Friday 08 August, 1941) [Killed]
P/O Whittaker rests at the Hamburg Cemetery, Ohlsdorf, Germany (53.621319 / 10.053845)
The other four casualties are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ615
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2020 17:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 06:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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