ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277585
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| Date: | Sunday 26 April 1942 |
| Time: | 04:28 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3449 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | North Sea NW of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| operation - Rostock, Germany |
Intercepted by Leutnant Karl-Heinz Völlkopf of the 5./NJG 2 under control of Raum Salzhering. Rear turret and tail set on fire and rear gunner killed, pilot wounded in hip, starboard elevator, aileron and hydraulics shot away, crash-landed at RAF Honington on return.
Sergeant J W Watson: killed (23 years old); Pilot Officer A F Taylor: injured; Sergeant R Bell, Sergeant C Sanders, Pilot Officer L J Musselwhite: uninjured.
The pilot was awarded an immediate DFC.
The grave of Watson reads:
HE RESTS WITH ENGLAND'S HEROES SAFE IN THE ARMS OF GOD
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=X3449
https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/229580/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2022 08:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Apr-2022 08:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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