ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202255
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| Date: | Monday 2 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3748 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sprendlingen near Bad Kreuznach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
There are reports that it was shot down by a night fighter. According to Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1 that were a number of aircraft downed that night, unfortunately there is insufficient evidence to confirm which one. Crashed near Sprendlingen 9km ENE of Bad Kreuznach.
Crew
Pilot: 403457 Flt Sgt Reginald Eric Knobloch RNZAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 22. B. 12.
Pilot: R/66181 Flt Sgt Harvey William Lundy RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 22. B. 11.
1153273 Sgt E G Ratcliffe PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf PoW Number 24804
1158574 Sgt R A Flood PoW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 24787
932944 Sgt G H Lloyd PoW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 24783
1379053 Sgt R O Thomas PoW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 24819
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command losses 1942.
RAF Prisoners of War.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 1941 | R1624 | 57 Sqn RAF | 6 | near the Veldstraat road, Bocholt, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 2 April 1942 | X3425 | 57 Sqn RAF | 6 | west of Opoeteren, Maaseik, Limburg (claim location) | |
w/o |
| 2 April 1942 | X3607 | 57 Sqn RAF | 6 | woods east of Lorsch, Hessen | |
w/o |
| 2 April 1942 | Z1565 | 57 Sqn RAF | 5 | between Wasserlos and Hörstein, south of Alzenau; Bayern | |
w/o |
| 2 April 1942 | X3410 | 57 Sqn RAF | 6 | Frettenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
| 9 April 1942 | X3757 | 57 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea 20km N of Vlieland, Friesland |  |
mis |
| 18 April 1942 | X3478 | 57 Sqn RAF | 0 | Mulsum, Kutenholz, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 18 April 1942 | X3542 | 57 Sqn RAF | 3 | near the Marienhof, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 29 April 1942 | X3640 | 57 Sqn RAF | 5 | park of Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines 78 |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 18 May 1942 | DV806 | 57 Sqn RAF | 0 | Sea 200yds off Dungeness |  |
mis |
| 31 May 1942 | X3387 | 57 Sqn RAF | 0 | Berner's Heath Range near Lakenheath, England | |
w/o |
| 2 June 1942 | DV816 | 57 Sqn RAF | 0 | Westerschelde estuary NW of Wemeldinge, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 3 June 1942 | X9787 | 57 Sqn RAF | 5 | north of Gildehaus, GB, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 6 June 1942 | HF915 | 57 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 23 June 1942 | X3758 | 57 Sqn RAF | 5 | presumed lost over the sea - Niedersachsen | |
mis |
| 30 June 1942 | Z1578 | 57 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea | |
mis |
| 30 June 1942 | Z1618 | 57 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea, off Dutch coast | |
mis |
| 22 July 1942 | X3584 | 57 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2017 18:40 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 27-Nov-2017 18:43 | Red Dragon | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Nov-2017 18:43 | Red Dragon | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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