ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203684
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 03:11 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 15 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | W5586 |
| MSN: | EO-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gordelstraat, Waasmont, Landen, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell |
Takeoff at 23:40 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Helmut Niklas & Unteroffizier Heinz Wenning of the 6./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 E-2 G9+GP from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield. In return, the Messerschmitt and its pilot were hit by return fire but managed to return to base.
All five were taken prisoner of war:
Pilot:566097 WO J E Hatton PoW
Navigator:102095 Plt Off J B Harper PoW
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:937296 Flt Sgt R Hill PoW
Air Gunner:405035 Sgt Reginald John Collins - Evaded
Air Gunner:646157 Sgt F R Hindle PoW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5586
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-waasmont
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
RAF Prisoners of War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2018 13:07 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 17:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2018 21:49 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2020 12:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 23:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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