ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201805
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| Date: | Sunday 29 March 1942 |
| Time: | 00:24 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3462 |
| MSN: | AA-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Johannesstraße nr. 9, Kiel-Gaarden-Ost, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Operation - Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein.
The aircraft was coned by Marine Flak searchlights at 00:22 hrs, hit by Flak of the 1. Marine-Flak-Regiment and Kriegsmarine vessel Thetis; crashed in flames at 00:24 hrs.
All 6 were buried in the German Naval Garrison Cemetery, but now rest in the adjacent Kiel War Cemetery:
Pilot: NZ404882 Sgt Maurice Perrott Bell RNZAF - Kiel War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. A. 4-6.
2nd Pilot: NZ405237 Sgt Franklyn Bertram Cran RNZAF - Kiel War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. A. 4-6.
Navigator: NZ404028 Sgt Claude Joseph Harris RNZAF - Kiel War Cemetery 2. A. 2.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1261123 Sgt Ronald Gilliam Allen - Kiel War Cemetery 2. A. 3.
Air Gunner: 917809 Sgt Thomas Richard Cross - Kiel War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. A. 4-6.
Air Gunner: 1150584 Sgt James William Hinton - Kiel War Cemetery 2. A. 1.
Sources:
75 Sqn Association
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 October 1942 | DF639 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | near Slagharen, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2017 15:11 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 19:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2020 13:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2020 13:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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