ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205270
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:05 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 15 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV737 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schlosspark at Bremen-Sebaldsbrück -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Takeoff at 22:41 hrs for an operation to Bremen.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) and light (leichte) Flak; crashed into the Schlosspark.
The six crew members rest at the Becklingen War Cemetery:
Pilot:118100 Plt Off David Christopher Evans - killed (NCO:1385259, Gazette of 9th June 1942)
2nd Pilot:1216731 Sgt Ronald Idris Coffin - killed
Observer:656079 Sgt Thomas Phillip Morgan - killed
WOp/AG:1311606 Sgt Alfred George Leyland - killed
WOp/AG:1118157 Sgt Michael Sweeney - killed
AG :632065 Sgt J McRewin Kennedy - killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV737
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2018 12:11 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 17:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2021 17:52 | HB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Dec-2021 18:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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