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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:26 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3339 |
| MSN: | GT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Eversael, Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury |
Takeoff at 23:14 hrs for an operation against the steel-producing town of Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft suffered a mid-air collision with 103 Squadron Wellington DV699. The crew were initially buried at Geldern:
Crew:-
Pilot:J/6235 Plt Off Edward Arthur Smith - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. E. 7.
Pilot:925519 Sgt Guy Hesketh Chamberlin - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. E. 11.
Observer:67654 Fg Off Alexander Klinniburgh - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31.E. 10 (NCO:1001893 Commission Gazetted : Friday 27 June, 1941)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1254247 Sgt Kenneth Buchanan - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Collective Grave 31. E. 4-6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1375172 Sgt Robert McCrae - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. E . 8.
Air Gunner:129133 Plt Off Dudley Ellis - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. E. 9 (NCO:904843 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 September, 1942)
Sources:
156 Sqaudron
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three for location
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3339
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2018 18:53 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2020 15:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2020 16:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-May-2024 14:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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