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| Date: | Monday 7 September 1942 |
| Time: | 04:41 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ691 |
| MSN: | PH-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 00:59 hrs local time for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Dr. Horst Patuschka of the 7./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Gordon Brefny Littlejohn RAAF Aus/401070 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Ford Ross Carruthers RCAF R/96134 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Stanley Marsden RAAF Aus/401575 [Killed]
Sergeant George Leonard Marshall RAFVR 1018213 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Fred Hall Wilson RAFVR 1378728 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ691
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 10:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-Nov-2024 08:23 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, ] |
| 23-May-2025 06:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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