ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202689
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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:34 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3356 |
| MSN: | SR-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km west of Hasloh, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn |
| operation - Hamburg |
Coned by searchlights and hit by the 1. & 3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 267; crashed 3 km west of Hasloh 17km NNW of Hamburg. The crew were initially buried at Ustersen. After the war they were re-interred at Hamburg Cemetery:
Pilot:1288359 Sgt Ronnie Cowley - Hamburg Cemetery 4A. F. 4.
Pilot: 1377097 Sgt Arthur Edward Lewry - Hamburg Cemetery 4A. F. 1.
Observer: 1180388 Sgt Ronald Victor Kemp - Hamburg Cemetery 4A. F. 2.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 990266 Sgt William Bradley Henvey - Hamburg Cemetery 4A. F. 3.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1172581 Sgt Ronald Summers - Hamburg Cemetery Joint grave 4A. F. 5-6.
Air Gunner: 581376 Sgt John Alfred Dowling - Hamburg Cemetery Joint grave 4A. F. 5-6.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 November 1941 | R3295 | 101 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Balg, Schiermonnikoog, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 18:23 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2022 13:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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