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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 00:25 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3414 |
| MSN: | JN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rienne, Gedinne, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 20:40 hrs for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Major Kurt Holler of the Stab III./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield in France.
Around the crash site, the Germans found three bodies: Sgt James H. Scorer (20 y., pilot), Sgt Adam B. Fraser (22 y., gunner) and F/Sgt David L.T. Craig (wireless operator, 24 y.). One crew member was taken prisoner of war: Sgt F. Dolton. What actually happened to the Australian F/Sgt James M. Gibson (34 y.) is not entirely clear. He would have been found near Tilleur, and taken to the Luftwaffe-lazarett with heavy burns. He died the same day, and now rests in the war cemetery at Brussels-Evere.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-rienne
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3414
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 20:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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