ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21570
Last updated: 16 October 2020
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| Date: | 24-OCT-1940 |
| Time: | 23:39 claim |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 38 Squadron Royal Air Force (38 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | L7809 |
| C/n / msn: | HD-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Köhlen, Geestland, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
| RAF Marham, (EGYM) |
Mission to Hamburg. The aircraft was coned by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Walter Fenske of the 1./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Stade airfield.
Note:Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999 has crash date of 12/09/40 but this conflicts with crew death dates as per CWGC.
All six rest in the Becklingen War Cemetery:
Pilot:Flt/Lt 39183 Eugene George Frederick Chivers 27 RAF killed.
Pilot:Sgt 745882 Francis William Davis 20 RAFVR killed.
Obs:Sgt 580972 John Bretland McConnell 20 RAF killed.
Wop:Sgt 629330 William "Bill" Cosgrove 22 RAF killed.
Pilot:Sgt 653137 Alan Joseph Hughes RAF killed.
Wop:Sgt 637282 Raymond Wallace James 19 RAF killed.
Sources:
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=4617
http://web.archive.org/web/20130817022756/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/archives/1940-JUL-DEC.htm
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=L7809
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2008 00:31 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2013 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2020 20:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 25-Sep-2020 09:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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