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| Date: | Monday 30 September 1940 |
| Time: | 00:34 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 37 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3150 |
| MSN: | LF-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Malgarten, Bramsche, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 21:00 hrs local time for an operation against Bitterfeld in Sachsen-Anhalt.
The aircraft was intercepted by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinrich Griese of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Vechta airfield
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Arthur Collins Dingle RAFVR 72148 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Gerald Percy Turner RAFVR 79576 (NCO:751168 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 June, 1940) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant George Henry Taylor RAF 644896 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Peter Archibald Young RAF 650682 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Pilot Officer John Littlejohn RAFVR 79207 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 June, 1940) [Killed]
Pilot Officer Donald Kenneth Hayes MiD RAF 42836 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 November, 1939) [PoW]
The casualties lie at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (51.740880 / 6.082017)
The Gazette of 22nd April 1949 notes the Mentioned in Despatches award for Squadron Leader Hayes (deceased) for distinguished service in Malaya.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R3150
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2020 17:03 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Sep-2020 17:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2024 07:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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