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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 27 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1526 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire |
Takeoff at 23:27 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was probably hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and (also probably) crashed at Bracht.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Eric Walker RAF 42285 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 12 December, 1939) [Killed]
Observer : Warrant Officer Andrew Steel Patterson RAF 581409 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Knight Stone RAFVR 966478 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Alexander William Court RAFVR 77928 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 April, 1940) [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Norman Keith Judd RAAF Aus/403179 [Killed]
All lie at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1526
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2020 08:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-May-2020 08:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Feb-2025 07:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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