ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202871
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| Date: | Sunday 26 April 1942 |
| Time: | 02:08 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3633 |
| MSN: | KO-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | crossroad Diagonalvej - Gelsåvej at Bevtoft, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 22:23 hrs for an operation against Rostock in Germany.
Intercepted by Hauptmann Günther Radusch of the Stab II./NJG 3 based at Schleswig airfield in Germany - (claim) near Toftlund SW of Hadersleben at 02:08.
Crew
Pilot:1004017 Sgt Alfred Thomas Fone - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military. Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 6.
Pilot: 1311945 Sgt Irvine John Rollinson - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 6A.
Observer: 798543 Sgt Alexander Duncan - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 6A.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:997321 Sgt William Gardener Smith - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 6A.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1308989 Sgt James Small Grieve - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 6A.
Air Gunner:613714 Sgt Albert Edward Simmans - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. 6.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194210.shtml
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 September 1941 | X9910 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Blijham, Groningen prv |  |
w/o |
| 27 March 1942 | X3604 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | between the homes of Polweg 1 & 2 at Wichmond, Gelderland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2017 15:04 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2022 08:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 22-Apr-2022 08:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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