ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202958
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 April 1942 |
| Time: | 01:04 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3639 |
| MSN: | KO-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Köln-Niehl, Neusser Landstr. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
| operation - Köln |
Hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed in NRW. There are three possible locations:
1. Köln-Kalk at 00:45
2. Köln-Niehl at 01:05
3. Blee, Monheim am Rhein at 01:31
Crew
Pilot:1283645 Sgt Leslie Godfrey Harris - Rheinberg War Cemetery - 1. E. 9.
Observer:980446 Sgt Harry Taylor - Rheinberg War Cemetery - 1. E. 11.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1359180 Sgt Francis Robert Edwin McCarthy - Rheinberg War Cemetery - 1. E. 10.
Air Gunner:911969 Sgt William Charles Garland - Rheinberg War Cemetery - 1. E. 12.
Air Gunner:841995 Sgt J Jerram PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 242.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
115 Squadron Association
Google Maps
Historisches Archiv Stadt Köln HASt Köln Best. 9612 / A 34
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 September 1940 | T2549 | 115 Sqn RAF | 4 | Talge, Bersenbrück, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 17 November 1940 | P9286 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | Groetpolder, Winkel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 7 May 1942 | X3591 | 115 Sqn RAF | 2 | Siefersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
| 14 July 1942 | X3560 | 115 Sqn RAF | 0 | Nijnsel - Sint-Oedenrode; Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 27 July 1942 | BJ670 | 115 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea 10 km N of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland | |
w/o |
| 25 October 1942 | BK306 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea near Goedereede, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| Ditching | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2017 16:39 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2022 06:53 | manniwei | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
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