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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:30 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 23 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X9917 |
| MSN: | BY-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pershore, Worcestershire |
Takeoff at 23:22 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Autenrieth & Unteroffizier Adam of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+BC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield in Belgium - (claim) 'Wellington' 2 km south of Berg (Gemse) at 02:30 hrs.
The exact location where the machine came down is not known. All five crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Lewis Dowdeswell MiD RAF 122995 (NCO:903135 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 June, 1942) [PoW]
Observer : Warrant Officer Arthur George Allen RAF 49722 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Edward Edgar Brocklehurst RAF 1050065 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Maddams RAF 1250404 [PoW]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Mauice Tom Craig Shields RAF 128371 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/dowdeswell-john-leslie.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2020 11:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-May-2020 11:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 29-Sep-2024 12:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2024 08:23 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, ] |
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