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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1942 |
| Time: | 23:15 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ693 |
| MSN: | KO-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 19:58 hrs local time for an operation to Wilhelmshaven in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 222 battery Dangast and on return crashed or ditched into the North Sea.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Frank Bruce Boaden RNZAF NZ/411852 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Kenneth John Warner RNZAF NZ/413162 [Killed] Fovrfelt cemetery, Esbjerg
Observer : Sergeant Laurence Arthur Shepherd RAFVR 1430261 [Killed] found drifted ashore near Hjerpsted (Højer) and was laid to rest in Fovrfelt cemetery in Esbjerg
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frank John Sears RAFVR 1260920 [Killed] found drifted ashore on German soil and today rests in Kiel War Cemetery
Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Frank Gordon Roy Jeffries RAFVR 118894 (NCO:1380912 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 June, 1942) [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Herbert Arthur Roberts RAFVR 1336016 [Killed]
P/O Boaden, P/O Jeffries and Sgt Roberts have no known graves and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark (55.492322 / 8.413952)
Kiel War Cemetery, Germany (54.345657 / 10.124720)
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194255.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2020 11:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Mar-2025 08:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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