ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205111
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:30 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 11 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X3213 |
| MSN: | KJ-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aschhauserfeld, Bad Zwischenahn, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Steeple Morden |
Operation - third 1000 bomber raid - target / Bremen.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) and light (leichte) Flak; crashed at Aschhauserfeld.
Pilot:969489 Flt Sgt Robert Holden - killed
Observer:R/82332 Sgt Robert Neil Urquhart RCAF - killed
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:941198 Sgt Cyril Thomas Raynes Matthewman - killed
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:NZ/41601 Sgt Leonard Allen Mitchell RNZAF - killed
Air Gunner: NZ/403571 Sgt Victor Arthur Bullecourt Falk RNZAF - killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2018 20:33 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 17:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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