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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:46 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1596 |
| MSN: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dose, Friedeburg, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 22:35 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
While flying away from the target at low level, the aircraft was hit by light Flak of the 2./leichte Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 872 (V. Zug) of the Flakgruppe Ostfriesland and by Marine-Flak-Abteilung 252 battery Hohemey; crashed. The tail gunner was taken prisoner of war.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Ian James Shepherd RNZAF NZ/404414 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Reginald Sidney Lees RNZAF NZ/404907 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Norman Bruce Robertson RNZAF NZ/411101 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant James Francis Winstanley RNZAF NZ/412373 [Killed]
Sergeant John Dixon RAF 613966 [PoW]
The casualties lie at the Sage War Cemetery, Germany (52.936851 / 8.208500)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://aircrewremembered.com/shepherd-ian.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2020 17:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:54 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jun-2024 06:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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