ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204190
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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:26 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3339 |
| MSN: | GT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Eversael, Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury |
Takeoff at 23:14 hrs for an operation against the steel-producing town of Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft suffered a mid-air collision with 103 Squadron Wellington DV699. The crew were initially buried at Geldern:
Pilot:J/6235 Plt Off Edward Arthur Smith - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. E. 7.
Pilot:925519 Sgt Guy Hesketh Chamberlin - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. E. 11.
Observer:67654 Fg Off Alexander Klinniburgh - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31.E. 10.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1254247 Sgt Kenneth Buchanan - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Collective Grave 31. E. 4-6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1375172 Sgt Robert McCrae - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. E . 8.
Air Gunner:129133 Plt Off Dudley Ellis - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. E. 9.
Sources:
156 Sqaudron
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three for location
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3339
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 1942 | X3333 | 156 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Alconbury |  |
w/o |
| 16 April 1942 | X3697 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | 1.5 km W of Vlissegem, De Haan, West Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 16 April 1942 | X3417 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Missing - Bay of Bourgneuf off Pornic |  |
mis |
| 20 April 1942 | X3708 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | RAF Warboys | |
w/o |
| 30 April 1942 | Z1571 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Cne de Gennevilliers | |
w/o |
| 19 May 1942 | X3671 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Hargnies, Ardennes | |
w/o |
| 7 June 1942 | HF918 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Westerstede, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 26 June 1942 | BJ594 | 156 Sqn RAF | 1 | Near Southwold | |
w/o |
| 28 June 1942 | Z1619 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Westrum, Herzlake, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 7 July 1942 | X3345 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing off Lorient | |
mis |
| 7 July 1942 | Z1576 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing - Lann Bihoue 4km NW of Lorient | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2018 18:53 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2020 15:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2020 16:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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