ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235411
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 11 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV767 |
| MSN: | UP-J (call sign) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'Im Grind' north of Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Steeple Morden, Hertfordshire |
Takeoff at 23:22 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak of the 1. & 3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 646 and crashed.
Those who did not survive rest at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer James Frederick Stanley RAF 49057 (NCO:565330 : Commission Gazetted Friday 10 July, 1942) [Killed]
Observer : Warrant Officer Kenneth Railton RAF 581030 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Edward James RAFVR 1285913 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Tom Lumley Kennedy RAF 550870 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George Browning Spenceley RAF 942718 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=DV767
http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk/pages/rememb/ROH/23.htm
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2020 20:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Mar-2024 20:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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