ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203680
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:46 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 15 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1791 |
| MSN: | EO-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rue de Gozée, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell |
Takeoff at 23:14 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Helmut Niklas & Unteroffizier Heinz Wenning of the 6./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 E-2 G9+GP from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield - Montigny-le-Tilleul 5km SW Charleroi at 02:46.
Those who did not survive rest at Charleroi Communal cemetery:
Pilot:745094 Sgt D J Paul DFM PoW
Observer:550338 WO Stanley Maurice Green - killed
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:624994 Flt Sgt Thomas Leo Lyons - killed
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:645923 Sgt James McCormack - killed
Air Gunner: Flt Sgt Bernard Evans DFM- Evaded
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-montignies-le-tilleul
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2018 22:25 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 17:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2020 12:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2020 12:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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