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18/19 July 1940 Wellington Mk IA - P9227 - KO-? |
Eight aircraft and eight from No. 38 Squadron and seventeen from Feldwell took off to attack Diepholz Aerodrome,
and the Focke-Wulf aircraft works at Bremen.
Crashed at Klein-Henstedt, a small village about 10 Km NNE of Wildeshausen, Germany.
Ditched 0200 off the island of Rottum, Netherlands.
The aircraft was found in 1980.
ORB. 7/4/40.
2130. Eight aircraft and eight from No.38 Squadron and seventeen from FELTWELL
took off to attack DIEPHOLZ Aerodrome, and the FOCKE-WULF aircraft works at BREMEN.
One aircraft attacked DIEPHOLZ aerodrome and started fires.
One aircraft attacked FOCKE-WULF works at BREMEN had the bombs hang up.
Two others on the same target failed to locate target one brought bombs back, the other obtained hits and started fires on EMDEN docks.
One aircraft attacked railway bridge over canal, caused big fire.
P/O. FRASER attacked railway near RHEINE.
He was subject to three attacks by ME.110's, astern and abeam, using free gun on parallel course.
600 rounds fired at 200 yards, incendiaries seen hit and last burst stopped him firing and he was lost from view.
Our aircraft turned into enemy aircraft.
Sgt. GREGORY experienced severe icing, dived down to 7000 feet, ice breaking away at 9000 feet.
Casualties. P/O. HUNKIN failed to return, the remainder returned safely.
More info and photos via Aircrew Remembered,
all photos from the Michael Beckers collection.
Hunkin William Henry Clement - Pilot
P/O - Service No 42231
Age: - POW No 125 Stalag Luft Sagan and Bellaria
RAF
Son of
Source: Aircrew Remembered
Barker Joseph - 2nd Pilot
P/O - Service No 40595
Age: - POW No 1370 Stalag Luft Sagan and Bellaria
RAF
Son of
Source: Aircrew Remembered
Clark C. - Observer
Sgt - Service No 751734
Age: - POW No 143 Stalag Luft Heydekrug
RAF
Son of
Source: Aircrew Remembered
Macgregor J. J. - Wireless Op/Air Gnr.
Sgt - Service No 627720
Age: - POW No 135 Stalag Luft Heydekrug
RAF
Son of
Source: Aircrew Remembered
Colley A. G. S. - Wireless Op/Air Gnr.
Sgt - Service No 643725
Age: - POW No 142 Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria
RAF
Son of
Source: Aircrew Remembered
Dickson H. - Air Gnr.
Sgt - Service No 748612
Age: - POW No 152 Stalag Luft Heydekrug
RAF
Son of
Source: Aircrew Remembered