ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203685
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:43 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1235 |
| MSN: | DD-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kalenberg, Mechernich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford |
Takeoff at 22:55 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Bokemeyer & Unteroffizier Laakmann of the 5./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield in Belgium.
The five crew members all rest at Rheinberg War Cemetery:
Pilot:1160730 Flt Sgt Cyril James Matthews - killed
Observer: R/80160 Flt Sgt Philip Grimshaw Barclay RCAF - killed
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:121509 Plt Off William Frazer Caldwell DFM - killed
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:405515 Sgt Denis Henry Edwards RNZAF - killed
Air Gunner:48958 Plt Off Dudley Arthur Tallis DFM - killed
Sources:
http://undyingmemory.net/Culford-Roll-of-Honour/matthews-cyril.html
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2018 13:37 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 17:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2020 08:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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