ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202321
Last updated: 16 April 2020
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| Date: | 09-APR-1942 |
| Time: | 02:07 |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Squadron Royal Air Force (57 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | X3757 |
| C/n / msn: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 20km North of Vlieland. -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Takeoff at 22:05 hrs for an operation to Hamburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of the 5./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
The six crew members are all missing in action:
Pilot: NZ404397 Plt Off Noel Percy Morse RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 116
2nd Pilot: 934056 Flt Sgt James Edward Linehan - Runnymede Memorial Panel 75.
Observer: NZ404577 Flt Sgt George Hilary Vogan RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 117.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1307040 Sgt Graham Lakeman - Runnymede Memorial Panel 87.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 916232 Sgt Norman Joseph Naylor: Runnymede Memorial Panel 90.
Air Gunner: 1113440 Sgt Roland Geoffrey Richards - Runnymede Memorial Panel 92.
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3757
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2017 18:14 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2020 17:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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