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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 1941 |
| Time: | 21:37 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5663 |
| MSN: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Willich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Target - Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 2./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 C-4 W.Nr. 3601 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Richard Charlwood Barker RAFVR 1006907 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Trevor Bernard Robertson RNZAF NZ/404948 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant David Levick Beney RAFVR 960078 [Killed]
Sergeant George Frederick Cole RAF 961126 [PoW]
Sergeant Harold Dawson Grimes RAAF Aus/404532 [Killed]
Sergeant J B Stephenson RCAF R/65625 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5663
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2020 18:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Mar-2024 13:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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