ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203620
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3469 |
| MSN: | WS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Retie, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 23:22 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Germany.
As a result of a petrol shortage the port engine failed. The aircraft crash-landed at Retie 10km SE of Turnhout Belgium. Sgt Langton and Flt Sgt Welsh were badly injured as they were thrown from the iarcraft as it came down. It was discovered that when help arrived Sgt Pexman had died from the severe head wounds that he had received. The three others managed to initially evade capture for a few days, but were eventually taken prisoner of war:
Sgt S A Langton - Suffered head and arm injuries. After a long stay in hospital he was repatriated after a few months
138016 Flt Sgt G T Welsh PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 536.
1100470 Sgt J Haworth PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 504.
1111985 Sgt J Johnson PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 511
Air Gunner:1202557 Sgt Kenneth Richard Pexman - Schoonselhof Cemtery II. H. 39.
Sources:
CWGC
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-retie
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 April 1941 | R1281 | 9 Sqn RAF | 0 | Arrien, municipality Ommen, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
| 13 August 1941 | R1513 | 9 Sqn RAF | 6 | Weser river mouth near Weddewarden, Bremerhaven |  |
w/o |
| 15 February 1942 | X3398 | 9 Sqn RAF | 5 | Off Clacton on Sea |  |
unk |
| 9 March 1942 | X3641 | 9 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea north of Noord-Holland | |
mis |
| 9 March 1942 | X3643 | 9 Sqn RAF | 6 | Harleston 16 miles South of Norwich | |
w/o |
| 9 March 1942 | X3411 | 9 Sqn RAF | 5 | ditched in the North Sea | |
w/o |
| 6 April 1942 | X3415 | 9 Sqn RAF | 6 | railway station of Sechtem, Bornheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 10 April 1942 | X3702 | 9 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Nievenheim (Zinkhüttenweg), Dormagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 13 April 1942 | X3722 | 9 Sqn RAF | 5 | Moers-Vinn, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 23 April 1942 | X3358 | 9 Sqn RAF | 1 | Dormagen-Hackenbroich, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 23 April 1942 | X3759 | 9 Sqn RAF | 5 | Sapiston Suffolk, 67 miles SE of Thetford, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 26 April 1942 | X3226 | 9 Sqn RAF | 6 | - missing - |  |
mis |
| 29 April 1942 | X3716 | 9 Sqn RAF | 6 | Holbøl, Kruså, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
| 9 May 1942 | X3369 | 9 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Rostock, Mecklenburg | |
w/o |
| 18 May 1942 | X3276 | 9 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2017 22:50 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 15:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 14:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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