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Date: | Thursday 9 July 1942 |
Time: | 01:40 LT |
Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | X3634 |
MSN: | SR-L |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Innenjade at Wilhelmshaven, Niedersachsen (claim location) -
Germany
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Bourn |
Destination airport: | Wilhelmshaven |
Narrative:(Target: Wilhelmshaven)
The aircraft was hit by the 1. Luftsperr-Abteilung 206 (o) and the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 232 battery Sande and crashed into the Innenjade.
Plt Off Tregea was born in Argentina. Whilst under training as a pilot in 1941 he became a naturalised Briton.
All of the crew are missing in action:
104371 Plt Off James Richard Tregea - Runnymede Memorial Panel 72. (NCO:1125878, Gazette of 30th September 1941)
1169555 Sgt Hugh Cuthbert Craig - Runnymede Memorial Panel 80.
798553 Sgt Alexander Albert Brace - Runnymede Memorial Panel 98
798545 Sgt Charles Henry Stewart (Newfoundlander) - Runnymede Memorial Panel 98.
932163 Sgt Leslie John Symonds - Runnymede Memorial Panel 94.
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses 1942
2.
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=X3634 3. National Archives (PRO Kew) 101 Squadron ORB July 1942 (File AIR 27/802/14):
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2503440#imageViewerLink 4.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1530262/brace,-alexander-albert/ 5.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1085175/craig,-hugh-cuthbert/ 6.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1809004/tregea,-james-richard/ 7.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1807992/stewart,-charles-henry/ 8.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1808335/symonds,-leslie-john/ 9.
https://theyserved.fandom.com/wiki/James_Tregea 10. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Feb-2018 21:01 |
Red Dragon |
Added |
09-Oct-2018 05:40 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
15-May-2019 22:23 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Source] |
15-May-2019 22:24 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
05-Feb-2020 09:44 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
06-May-2020 08:50 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
13-Dec-2021 08:36 |
Rob Davis |
Updated [Narrative] |
08-Jul-2022 08:31 |
Rob Davis |
Updated [Narrative] |