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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | 17:48 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3653 |
| MSN: | DX-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lemwerder, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 15:30 hrs for a bombing operation against Bremen.
The aircraft was shot down, all five rest in the Becklingen War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander Murrey Vernon Peters-Smith DFC RAF 37207 [Killed]
Observer : Flying Officer Nathaniel Edmund Hodson RNZAF NZ/403603 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Lieutenant David Septimus Stewart Low RAFVR 82986 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Raymond Hill Moses RAFVR 1161688 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Adam Thomas Drysdale RAFVR 1005491 [Killed]
Sources:
BA/MA Freiburg (via J. Junker)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3653&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
BA/MA Freiburg (via J. Junker)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2021 07:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Jul-2024 06:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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