ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202690
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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:59 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3655 |
| MSN: | SR-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Taterborn, Wensin, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn |
| operation - Hamburg |
Hit by Flak; crashed.
Crew
120714 Plt Off Edwin Arthur House - Hamburg Cemetery 9A. C. 4.
1202228 Sgt R V Simpson PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 90.
747907 Flt Sgt G M Mason DFM - Hamburg Cemetery 9A. C. 1.
915231 Sgt William Ernest Davies - Hamburg Cemetery 9A. C. 2.
R/73086 Flt Sgt L E Willigar RCAF - Hamburg Cemetery 9A. C. 3.
1057327 Sgt L Sykes PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 182.
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
RAF Prisoners of War
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 18:49 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 08-Dec-2017 18:50 | Red Dragon | Updated [Registration] |
| 08-Dec-2017 22:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2022 14:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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