ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205103
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:20 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 11 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1078 |
| MSN: | TX-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Schale, Hopsten, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Steeple Morden |
Takeoff at 23:16 hrs for the third 1000 bomber raid, this time the target being Bremen.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by Leutnant August Geiger of the 8./NJG 1 based at Twente airfield in the Netherlands, who was flying a Bf 110 - (claim) near Schale 20 km NE Rheine (4A) at 01:20.
Those who did not survive rest at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery:
Pilot:J/7911 Plt Off S G King RCAF PoW
Observer:R/74704 Sgt Faris Clyde Main RCAF - killed
Wireless Operator:NZ/41564 Sgt Frederick George Barber RNZAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 24. D. 10-11.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:NZ/411100 Sgt Ivan Harry Reeves RNZAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 24. D. 10-11.
Air Gunner:NZ/ 411757 Sgt W N Holland RNZAF PoW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1078+
Google Maps
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
RAF Prisoners of War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2018 18:13 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 18:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2020 18:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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