ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53253
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| Date: | Thursday 7 August 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1648 |
| MSN: | AA-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Dutch coast -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
| RAF Feltwell |
Operation - Mannheim, Germany. Took off from RAF Feltwell at 22:47 hrs on the evening of the 6th. Ditched in the North Sea. Sgt Bottomley was killed when the aircraft hit the water and Sgt Mellon drowned as the Wellington sank. Both are Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sqdn Ldr L I A Millett (POW)
Sgt R G Morgan RNZAF (POW)
Sgt D Polley (POW)
Sgt C Simpson (POW)
Sgt J W Bottomley (KIA)
Sgt W N K Mellon (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1162&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 110.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-May-2016 18:30 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2020 13:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2022 10:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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