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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 1942 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3455 |
| MSN: | QT-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km W of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Takeoff at 19:25 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Milano (Italy).
Homeward-bound, the aircraft crashed into the North Sea. Probably, it was hit by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Dr. Horst Patuschka of the 4./NJG 2, who had taken off from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Bartlett Parker Shaddick DFM RAAF Aus/406682 [Killed] / Den Haag cemetery; grave 2 38
Observer : Sergeant Frank Bernard Hough RAFVR 1074122 [Killed] / Amsterdam cemetery; grave 69 D 18
Navigator : Sergeant Eric Watcham RAFVR 656472 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Edwin Cuthbert Woollard RAFVR 1376622 [Killed] / Monster cemetery; grave B 24
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Gerald Thomas Reyburn RCAF R/126898 [Killed] / Rockanje cemetery; grave 3 33
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1889&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Oct-2017 11:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 30-Oct-2020 18:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 15:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 24-Sep-2024 08:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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