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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9372 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hautcharage about one mile north east of Pétange -
 Luxembourg
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Betheniville, France |
Fairey Battle Mk.1 K9372 (PM-K) of 103 Squadron, RAF: Lost on combat operations - officially described as "Battle K9372 shot down between Athus and Petage, south west of Luxembourg, 10 May 1940". Airborne 13:45 from Betheniville to attack enemy columns. Shot down by light flak during low level attack on German columns east of Dippach, Luxembourg. Engine caught fire and coolant tank hit.
Aircraft abandoned near Hautcharage about a mile north east of Pétange, Luxembourg. All three crew survived, captured and were taken as PoWs. Flt Lt Wells was captured almost immediately; his crew were picked up four days later and taken into captivity.
Crew of Battle K9372
Flight Lt Maurice Clunes Wells:RAF 37535 Interned as PoW in Camps 9AH/20A/9A/6B/21B/L3, PoW No.331
Sgt Herbert Frank Bullock:RAF 565115 interned as PoW in Camps 8B/344. PoW No.13050.
LAC Thomas Henry Bowen RAF 521480 : interned as PoW in Camps 3E/L3/L6/357. PoW No.62
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain. 1976 p 77)
2. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997 p 135)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/215: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142040
4. https://www.northlincsweb.net/103Sqn/html/103_squadron_-_op_dippach_area_-_10-5-40_-_f-l_maurice_c_wells.html
5. http://aircrewremembered.com/wells-maurice.html
6. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/103_squadron.html
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/10294.php
8. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2019 00:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jun-2019 09:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-May-2024 06:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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