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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1618 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea, off Dutch coast -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Takeoff at 23:30 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
Ditched off the coast off Holland whilst returning to base. Probably, the aircraft was attacked by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the 9./NJG 2 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield - (claim) 'Wellington' North Sea at 03:26.
Crew:
Sgt Moore
959970 Sgt Philip Richard Herbert - Runnymede Memorial Panel 74.
Sgt R O'Niell RNZAF
1151744 Sgt William Ernest Hollowell - Runnymede Memorial Panel 86.
913952 Sgt William John Phippen - Runnymede Memorial Panel 91.
Sgt R W Grellier
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1618+
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2018 17:31 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 11:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2022 09:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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