ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237789
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| Date: | Monday 21 September 1942 |
| Time: | 23:29 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3815 |
| MSN: | SR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Spandet moor, near Ribe, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Operation - Gardening (mine-laying).
On its way to the target area X3815 was attacked over Jylland by the night fighter crew of Oberfeldwebel Haisch, Unteroffizier Bormann & Oberfeldwebel Heise of the 4./NJG 3, who were flying Dornier Do 217J D5+MM from Westerland/Sylt airfield in Germany.
Two crew members managed to leave the burning Wellington before it hit the ground. One of them was Wop/Air Gnr. Sgt Gordon L. Otter RNZAF who at approx. 00:30 approached a farm belonging to Farmer Petersen not far from the crash site.
The crew members who lost their lives and rest in Åbenrå cemetery are Pilot S/Ldr Victor R. Paterson DFC, Wop/Air Gnr. F/Sgt Edwin J. Rowe and Air Gnr. F/O Raymond E.N. Butcher RAAF.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194257.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2020 19:07 | TigerTimon | Added |
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