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| Date: | Sunday 27 April 1941 |
| Time: | 05:30 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1281 |
| MSN: | WS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arrien, municipality Ommen, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, UK |
Takeoff at 20:44 LT for an operation to Emden, Germany.
Near the target, the aircraft was hit by Marine Flak, causing damage to the fuel tanks. As a result, the Wellington ran out of fuel, the pilot force-landing the aircraft at Arrien. All were taken prisoner of war.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Ronald Gustave Damman RAAF Aus/400051 [PoW]
Sergeant Bernard William Channing RAF 906225 [PoW]
Sergeant Rob Roy Mackenzie Graham RAF 619759 [PoW]
Sergeant Bryan Sydney Jacobs RAF 908595 [PoW]
Sergeant Donald Bruce Reid RAF 910503 [PoW]
Sergeant Richard Morris Trundle RAF 745529 [PoW]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1008&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Year part one
http://sglo.rm-webdesign.com/zoek-t-nummer.php?SGLO=T1008
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Oct-2014 15:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2014 07:06 | Unitex | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 24-Apr-2019 07:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Apr-2024 07:06 | Rob Davisr | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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