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| Date: | Thursday 23 April 1942 |
| Time: | 02:30 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3638 |
| MSN: | WS-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near 'Ottermeer' farm at Nispen, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 22:19 hrs for an operation to Köln in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Owen Cicero Charles Barnes RAFVR 1189038 [Killed] Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 3 C 3
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Robert Harvey Armstrong RAFVR 1123091 [Killed] Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 3 C 1
Flight Engineer : Sergeant R P Williams RAF 973799 [PoW]
Observer : Pilot Officer Henry Brener RAFVR 110788 (NCO:1109091 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 24 February, 1942) [Fatal Injury] Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 3 C 12 / died of wounds on the 27th of April
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Joseph Patrick McCrossan RAF 1059959 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant D R F Wellock RAF 953774 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1490&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Apr-2017 18:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2017 20:55 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 18-Apr-2020 13:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2024 06:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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