ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203226
Last updated: 6 May 2020
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| Date: | 07-MAY-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Squadron Royal Air Force (115 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | X3591 |
| C/n / msn: | KO-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Cause and location unknown. Flt Lt Sword and Sgt Batty may have died due to loose parachute harness.
Crew
Pilot: 84698 Flt Lt John Arthur Sword - Rheinberg War Cemetery 9. L. 1.
Pilot:79545 Fg Off B H J Watson PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 784.
Observer:986627 Flt Sgt Harry Willan Batty - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 22. B. 13.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1307663 Sgt G S Brown PoW Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang. PoW Number 800.
Air Gunner: 529230 Flt Sgt T L C Nickson PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 79.
Air Gunner:1186873 Flt Sgt C J Haynes PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 58.
Sources:
115 Sqn Association
RAF Prisoners of war
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2017 14:32 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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