ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203689
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:08 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV701 |
| MSN: | DD-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Stürzelberg, Dormagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford |
Takeoff at 22:48 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by the 2./Reserve-Scheinwerfer-Abteilung 648 and hit by the 3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 133.
The crew are all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot:401164 Fg Off Harold Roger Blake DFC RNZAF (Instructor) - Runnymede Memorial Panel 114.
J/4767 Fg Off Donald Stewart MacLean RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 99.
Wireless Operator:R/59557 Sgt Ralph Nelson Adams Creswell RCAF (Instructor) - Runnymede Memorial Panel 103
902718 Flt Sgt Julian Robert Wanbon DFM (Instructor) - Runnymede Memorial Panel 76.
R/92093 Sgt Noel Grattan RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 104.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
22 OTU
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV701+
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2018 14:21 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport] |
| 20-Apr-2020 18:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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