ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223676
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| Date: | Friday 4 April 1941 |
| Time: | 00:20 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1470 |
| MSN: | KO-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | marshland at Terrington St Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
| RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 18:47 LT for an operation to warships at Brest, France.
On return, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Völker of the 3./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88C from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Sergeant Russell, the rear gunner, initially survived the crash, badly injured. He was found several hours later and died later of exposure.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Constantinos Marios Thompson RAFVR 967101 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Humphrey Yule Chard RAFVR 904176 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Stewart Sidney Barnett RAFVR 84726 (NCO:745502 : Commission Gazetted Friday 04 October, 1940) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Stephen Christopher Sherman RAFVR 942020 [Killed]
Sergeant Eric Keetley RAFVR 937434 [Killed]
Sergeant Russell RAF
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1470
http://115squadron-raf.be/crews/Wellington%20Mk%20IC%20-%20R1470%20-%20KO-H.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 1940 | N2949 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea, off Blåvandshuk, Jutland, northwest of Esbjerg |  |
w/o |
| 21 May 1940 | P9298 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | Tourpes, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Hainaut |  |
w/o |
| 16 July 1941 | R1222 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | Winnerstraat, Nederweert, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 30 June 1942 | BJ796 | 115 Sqn RAF | 1 | 40 miles east of Lowestoft, Suffolk | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2019 09:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Apr-2019 14:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Apr-2019 16:31 | nemec89 | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Apr-2024 06:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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