ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235461
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:31 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 21 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | W5618 |
| MSN: | ?-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moustier-sur-Sambre, Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Takeoff at 23:07 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Eckardt of the 7./NJG 3 (detached to III./NJG 4), who was flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield in France.
The pilot, F/Sgt Frederick Albright (RCAF, 28 y.), the gunner P/O William Richards (RCAF) and sergeants Rex Burt (23 y., RAAF) and Ernest Stephens (RAAF, 26 y.) did not survive.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5618
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-charleroi
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2020 13:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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