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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:07 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3758 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | presumed lost over the sea - Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Takeoff at 23:30 hrs for an operation to Emden in Niedersachsen, Germany.
Shortly after bombing, the aircraft was damaged by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Schoenert & Feldwebel Richter of the 4./NJG 2, who had taken off from Wittmund airfield in Bf 110 F-4 R4+BM - (claim) Engerhafe, 12 km north of Aurich (Jaguar) at 02:07 hrs.
Two of the crew are missing in action:
Pilot:Sgt James Beattie Larkins RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 117.
Observer:927496 Sgt Gibbard Selkirk Standring - Runnymede Memorial Panel 94.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/70534 Sgt Alan Buchan Harper RCAF - Sage War Cemetery 1. F. 9.
Air Gunner:1060635 Sgt William Thomson Smith - Sage War Cemetery 1. F. 10.
Air Gunner:1388092 Sgt Robert Horace Stangham - Sage War Cemetery 1. F. 10.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
CWGC
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2018 15:45 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-May-2020 11:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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