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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ625 |
| MSN: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | hillside at Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Operation - Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed into a hillside above Neuss in the 'Ruhrgebiet'.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Thomas Smith Barclay RNZAF NZ/411358 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Ronald George Renauf Hodges RCAF R/92164 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Gordon Lloyd Inglis RNZAF NZ/411758 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Robert John Warring RNZAF NZ/411110 [Killed]
Sergeant John William Filder Atkin RNZAF NZ/411057 [PoW]
The casualties lie in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (51.740880 / 6.082017)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ625
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2020 19:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 31-Aug-2024 20:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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