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| Date: | Saturday 8 November 1941 |
| Time: | 21:36 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X9977 |
| MSN: | AA-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJzevoorde, Doetinchem, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Operation - Essen, Germany.
Homeward-bound and over Germany, the aircraft was shot up by Flak. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Werner Rowlin of the 7./NJG 1 based at Fliegerhorst Twente.
The crew all rest in Doetinchem cemetery:
Pilot Sgt. G.S. Nunn 1252728 RAF / grave 1 4 / 20 years old
Second Pilot Sgt. T.Y. Wyllie 404011 RNzAF / grave 1 6 / 25 years old
Observer Sgt. R. Dundas 986084 RAF / grave 1 8 / 23 years old
Wireless Operator F/Sgt. A.H. Harrison 403000 RNzAF / grave 1 7 / 25 years old
Air Gunner F/Sgt. T.E. Elliot R/52050 RCAF / grave 1 5
Air Gunner Sgt. W. Massey 1365268 RAF / grave 1 3 / 33 years old
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1334&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Feb-2019 19:59 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator, ] |
| 28-Apr-2019 10:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Apr-2020 05:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:52 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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