ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236246
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | 23:51 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3754 |
| MSN: | SR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cheratte, Visé, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Operation - Nürnberg, Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Ehle & Oberfeldwebel Leidenbach of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+AC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
There were four casualties: F/Sgt James D. Follett RNZAF, this 21-year-old pilot was only twenty days in the squadron, Sgt Murray Swann RNZAF, wireless operator, 27 y. - Sgt Frank E. Kearns RNZAF, 20 y. and Sgt John Ramsay, both air gunners. Today, they rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery at Leuven in Vlaams-Brabant.
After being spotted by a Belgian, the fifth crew member, P/O Anthony Ayres, was arrested in civilian clothes in company with August Peters in Cheratte. Both were arrested, Ayres was taken to the Luftwaffe Kommando of Brussels after an interrogation by the GFP.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-x3574-bij-wandre
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3754
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History of this aircraft
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| 13 October 1941 | T2846 | 101 Sqn RAF | 0 | Beeck, Wegberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
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| 27 December 1941 | Z1115 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Wegberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 1 August 1942 | BJ841 | 101 Sqn RAF | 5 | Titz, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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| 18 August 1942 | BJ844 | 101 Sqn RAF | 1 | North Sea off English coast |  |
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| 25 August 1942 | Z1594 | 101 Sqn RAF | 2 | Ougrée, Seraing, Liège | |
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| 5 September 1942 | BJ891 | 101 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea off Friesland |  |
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| 7 September 1942 | BJ769 | 101 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland | |
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| 20 September 1942 | BJ689 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | Novion-Porcien, Ardennes |  |
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| 21 September 1942 | X3815 | 101 Sqn RAF | 3 | Spandet moor, near Ribe, Syddanmark |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 12:19 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-May-2020 12:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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