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| Date: | Wednesday 9 September 1942 |
| Time: | 03:07 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3745 |
| MSN: | JN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bois du Duc at Sart-Saint-Laurent, Fosses-la-Ville, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 20:40 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Eduard Kleinert of the 5./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant John Glaves RAF 655483 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Edward Isaac Sofaer RAFVR 1289748 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Moylan RAFVR 1310446 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Frank Raymond Thomas RAFVR 953589 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Albert George Tillett RAFVR 1387083 [Killed]
All five rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium (50.848680 / 4.706292)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-sart-st-laurent
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3745
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 19:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 24-Jan-2025 07:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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