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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 1942 |
| Time: | 23:47 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 23 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BJ720 |
| MSN: | ?-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neu-Bottenbroich, Kerpen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pershore, Worcestershire |
Takeoff at 20:12 hrs local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 7. Flak-Division and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Theodore Frank Tyrrell RAFVR 60076 (NCO:922338 : Commission Gazetted Friday 30 May, 1941) [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Philp RCAF R/90469 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Terence William Sutton RAFVR 121511 (NCO:745525 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 June, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Skinner RAFVR 747929 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Peter Stewart RAF 632138 [Killed]
All five rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ720
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2020 20:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Jul-2024 06:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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