ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52617
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3646 |
| MSN: | AA-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Operation - Mainz, Germany.
The aircraft was hit by Flak over Köln in Germany. Four of the crew are still missing in action:
Pilot / P/O. G.E.F. Bradey 401954 RNzAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 115
Second Pilot / F/O. T.H.W. Baker 107286 RAF / Wilmslow Cemetery in Cheshire, England
Observer / S/Ldr. R.E. Kimber 45956 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 65
Wireless Operator / F/Sgt. A.I. Ellis R/92690 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 103
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / F/Sgt. C.V. Green 402997 RNzAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 117
Air Gunner / Sgt. J.E. London 953137 RAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=X3646&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2075512/wilmslow-cemetery/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Aug-2017 21:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2017 21:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-May-2020 19:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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