ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202871
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Date: | Sunday 26 April 1942 |
Time: | 02:08 |
Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | X3633 |
MSN: | KO-Y |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | crossroad Diagonalvej - Gelsåvej at Bevtoft, Syddanmark -
Denmark
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Takeoff at 22:23 hrs for an operation against Rostock in Germany.
Intercepted by Hauptmann Günther Radusch of the Stab II./NJG 3 based at Schleswig airfield in Germany - (claim) near Toftlund SW of Hadersleben at 02:08.
Crew
Pilot:1004017 Sgt Alfred Thomas Fone - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military. Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 6.
Pilot: 1311945 Sgt Irvine John Rollinson - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 6A.
Observer: 798543 Sgt Alexander Duncan - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 6A.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:997321 Sgt William Gardener Smith - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 6A.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1308989 Sgt James Small Grieve - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 6A.
Air Gunner:613714 Sgt Albert Edward Simmans - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. 6.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194210.shtml CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
29 September 1941 |
X9910 |
115 Sqn RAF |
5 |
near Blijham, Groningen prv |
|
w/o |
27 March 1942 |
X3604 |
115 Sqn RAF |
6 |
between the homes of Polweg 1 & 2 at Wichmond, Gelderland |
|
w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Dec-2017 15:04 |
Red Dragon |
Added |
28-Oct-2018 16:50 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
22-Apr-2022 08:22 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
22-Apr-2022 08:31 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Narrative] |
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