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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | 01:22 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3418 |
| MSN: | JN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Neuvel near Wervershoof, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Takeoff at 20:45 hrs local time for an operation to Kassel in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Geoffrey Cedric Coombes RAFVR 1377612 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Edward George William Lewis RAFVR 748323 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Norman Sargeant Ball RCAF R/55463 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer James Arthur Johnston Milne RAF 49655 (NCO:632139 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 September, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Donald Carr Pritchard RAFVR 100606 (NCO:936866 : Commission Gazetted Friday 01 August, 1941) [Killed]
All lie at the Bergen General Cemetery, Netherlands (52.677925 / 4.710805)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=X3418&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Aug-2017 07:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2018 19:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 19-May-2020 14:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Sep-2025 06:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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