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| Date: | Thursday 4 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:35 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3473 |
| MSN: | SR-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bremen-Blockland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn |
Operation - Bremen.
The aircraft was coned by Flak-Scheinwerfer 'Cäsar' of the 4./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 222 and engaged by heavy (schwere) Flak. It is believed that the pilot lost control during evasive manoeuvres and crashed at Bremen.
Those who did not survive rest at Becklingen War Cemetery:
Crew:-
Pilot:79510 Flt Lt Norman John Edwards (New Zealand) - Becklingen War Cemetery Coll. grave 14. B. 4-8 (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 18 June, 1940)
82725 Plt Off L A E Osbon PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 554 (NCO:751457 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 20 August, 1940)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1108989 Sgt Frederick Ralph Arthan - Becklingen War Cemetery Coll. grave 14. B. 4-8.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:985764 Sgt William George Cormack - Becklingen War Cemetery Coll. grave 14. B. 4-8.
Plt Off Kenneth Edward Steel Muggleton RAF 121536 [PoW] (NCO:751673 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 June, 1942)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3473+
Google Maps
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
RAF Prisoners of War
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2018 19:35 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2020 10:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2024 06:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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