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| Date: | Monday 21 September 1942 |
| Time: | 23:29 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3815 |
| MSN: | SR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Spandet moor, near Ribe, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Operation - Gardening (mine-laying).
On its way to the target area X3815 was attacked over Jylland by the night fighter crew of Oberfeldwebel Haisch, Unteroffizier Bormann & Oberfeldwebel Heise of the 4./NJG 3, who were flying Dornier Do 217J D5+MM from Westerland/Sylt airfield in Germany.
Two crew members managed to leave the burning Wellington before it hit the ground. One of them was Wop/Air Gnr. Sgt Gordon L. Otter RNZAF who at approx. 00:30 approached a farm belonging to Farmer Petersen not far from the crash site.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Victor Roberton Paterson DFC RAF 37478 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 July, 1940) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Edwin John Rowe RAF 648115 [Killed]
Flying Officer Raymond Edward Norton Butcher RAAF Aus/406638 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Charles Harold Mitchell RCAF J/9768 [PoW]
Sergeant Gordon Leonard Otter RNZAF NZ/402493 [PoW]
The casualties lie at the Aabenraa Cemetery, Denmark (55.045855 / 9.407646)
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194257.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2020 19:07 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Sep-2024 11:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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