ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203688
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:56 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1714 |
| MSN: | DD- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Süchteln, Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wold |
| Cologne |
Operation - first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reese & Unteroffizier Heu of the 2./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
Those killed rest in Rheinberg War Cemetery:
Pilot:42501 Flt Lt Alwyn Crampton Hamman DFC* (Instructor/South African) - Rheinberg War Cemetery 2. A. 3.
Observer:581522 WO Ernest Neeson MiD (Instructor) - Rheinberg War Cemetery 2. A. 6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:924508 Sgt K P E Monk (Instructor) PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 515.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/73765 Sgt Roland Richard Harrison RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery 2. A. 4.
Air Gunner:751184 Flt Sgt William Stephen Hawkins (Instructor) - Rheinberg War Cemetery 2. A. 5.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
22 OTU
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 1942 | HD991 | 22 OTU RAF | 3 | near Ramspol, Kampen, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2018 14:01 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 17:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport] |
| 21-Apr-2020 09:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2020 08:10 | Hammer | Updated [Country, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 16-May-2020 08:10 | harro | Updated [Country] |
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