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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3596 |
| MSN: | KO-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 3.5 km W of Urk, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 22:57 hrs for an operation to Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Woltersdorf of the 7./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield.
The crew all rest at Amsterdam:
Pilot: 1376202 Sgt Albert Ernest Holder - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 85. Row D. Grave 12.
Pilot: NZ404994 Sgt Noel Hensley Blair - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 85. Row D. Grave 13.
Observer: 106537 Plt Off Ronald William Barlow - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 85. Row D. Grave 15 (NCO:934276 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 October, 1941)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1151893 Sgt Kenneth John Raiswell Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 85. Row C. Grave 13.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 977631 Sgt Thomas James Phillips - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 85. Row D. Grave 11.
Air Gunner: 621697 Sgt Thomas Ryan - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 85. Row D. Grave 14.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=X3596&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Apr-2017 10:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Dec-2017 18:24 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 17-Apr-2020 19:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 17:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 12-Apr-2024 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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