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| Date: | Tuesday 10 March 1942 |
| Time: | 23:42 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6126 |
| MSN: | OJ-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nütterden (Kranenburg) - Materborn (Kleve); Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Takeoff at 20:00 hrs local time for an operation to Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Helmut Fischer of the 2./NJG 1, who had taken off from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands, in Bf 110 G9+MK.
Pilot: Plt Off Lloyd Wilson Bailey RAAF Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 21. A. 13.
2nd Pilot: Sgt Richard William Hunt Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 21. A. 10.
Flight Engineer Sgt Thomas Edward Jordan Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 21. A. 14.
Observer: Sgt Gvvyn Russell Williams Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 21. A. 16.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt Terence Joseph Sherriff Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 21. A. 15.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: Sgt Shuthi Napoleon N.L.B. Smart Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 21. A. 12.
Air Gunner: Sgt Gwyn Barrington Daines Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 21. A. 11.
Air Gunner: Sgt D H Munro PoW Camp 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24840.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2017 22:13 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 29-Jun-2018 09:18 | ehren69 | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:16 | stehlÃk49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 14-Apr-2020 08:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2020 08:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2025 14:53 | SmallHeathen | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 23-Jun-2025 09:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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