ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52901
Last updated: 21 March 2021
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| Date: | 23-APR-1942 |
| Time: | 02:30 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn Royal Air Force (9 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | X3638 |
| C/n / msn: | WS-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near 'Ottermeer' farm at Nispen, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 22:19 hrs for an operation to Köln in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed.
Three crew members were taken prisoner of war:
Pilot Sgt. O.C.C. Barnes 1189038 RAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 3 C 3
Second Pilot Sgt. R.H. Armstrong 1123091 RAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 3 C 1
Observer P/O. H. Brener 110788 RAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 3 C 12 / died of wounds on the 27th of April
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. J.P. McCrossan 1059959 RAF / prisoner of war
Front Gunner Sgt. R.P. Williams 973799 RAF / prisoner of war
Rear Gunner Sgt. D.R.F. Wellock 953774 RAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1490&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Apr-2017 18:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2017 20:55 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 12-Nov-2018 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2020 13:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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