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| Date: | Tuesday 13 October 1942 |
| Time: | 23:10 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3954 |
| MSN: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Darenwurth, Helse, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Operation - Kiel.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Ventry Watters RNZAF NZ/413522 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Lewis Harry Parkinson RNZAF NZ/412518 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Albert Cyril Orr RAFVR 1145143 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Ellison George Firth RNZAF NZ/412218 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Henry Edward Goldsack RAFVR 1250808 [Killed]
All lie at the Kiel War Cemetery, Germany (54.345657 / 10.124720)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3954
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2020 11:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:48 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 30-Nov-2024 16:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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