ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52863
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:25 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | CGS RAF |
| Registration: | N2894 |
| MSN: | 7 (call sign) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hessen Allee, Klarenbeek, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Takeoff at 23:06 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, 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.
Those who did not survive rest at Apeldoorn (Ugchelen-Heidehof) cemetery:
Pilot / P/O. D.M. Johnson 103511 RAF / grave 4 137 / 21 years old
Second Pilot / W/O. O. Jambor 787441 RAF / grave 4 141 / Czech; acted as 2nd Pilot / 29 years old
Observer / F/Lt. H.A.C. Batten 61948 RAF / grave 4 138
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / F/Sgt. J.Mc K. McLean 968453 RAF / grave 4 139 / 22 years old
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / F/Sgt. J.R. Connor 621339 RAF / grave 4 140 / 22 years old
Air Gunner / Sgt. G.J. Waddington Alright 751360 RAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1535&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
2020 Commonwealth War Graves Commission / for ages
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jan-2012 11:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2017 08:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2018 09:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 11:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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