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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:12 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3798 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tildonk, Haacht, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 22:45 hrs local time for an operation to Mainz in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Ehle & Oberfeldwebel Leidenbach of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+AC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Fred Victor Harker RAFVR 1076027 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Kenneth Edward Morrison RCAF R/69320 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant John Bruce Thomas Weaver RCAF R/72493 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Charles Stephen Lenover RCAF J/15980 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Frederick John D'Arcy RAF 1079103 [PoW]
For the pilot Harker and his radio operator, P/O Charles Lenover, the rescue came too late. In all probability they could still leave the aircraft, but both bodies were found lifeless not far from the wreckage.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-x3798-bij-tildonk
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3798
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2020 18:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2022 23:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-Jan-2025 08:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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