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13/14 July 1942 Wellington Mk III - X3560 - KO-K |
Lost starboard engine due to flak over the target. Limped over the border to Holland, forced to abandon a/c.
All crew baled out successfully.
The plane crashed near St. Oedenrode, the Netherlands.
The original Observer of this crew was Sgt. Killelea.
On 12 June 1942, at approximately 9.30 pm a solitary German bomber dropped a stick of bomb's on
King's Lynn which demolished the Eagle public house,
Sgt Killelea was in the public house at the time. CWGC
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan - Aviation Safety Network.
194 aircraft - 139 Wellingtons, 33 Halifaxes, 13 Lancasters, 9 Stirlings.
The first of a series of raids on this industrial city on the edge of the Ruhr.
The force encountered cloud and electrical storms and reported that their bombing was well scattered.
Duisburg reports only housing damage - 11 houses destroyed, 18 seriously damaged - and 17 people killed.
6 aircraft - 3 Wellingtons, 2 Stirlings, 1 Lancaster - were lost, 4 more aircraft crashed in tons England.
Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk - Bomber Command - Campaign Diary July 1942.
ORB. 13th. July, 1942.
12 aircraft (7 from 'A' Flight and 5 from 'B' Flight)
took off on operations between 0013 and 0040 hours to attack target DUISBERG
and found weather over the target to be fair although cloud was 6/10ths.
Bombs were dropped from heights ranging between 13400 and 15000 feet and a few
bursts seen in built up areas and some fires observed.
1 aircraft (A/C. D.Z.1624 - Captain Sgt. FEREDAY) brought back 1. 500 lb. G.P. due to a hang up.
1 aircraft (A/C. G.X.3471 - Captain P/O. GRIMSTON) developed engine trouble (starboard)
over the target presumably due to Flak damage, the engine finally becoming unserviceable over the
North Sea and causing the aircraft to crash land at WATTON. All the crew were unhurt.
A/C. K.X.3560 (Captain F/S. MOONEY) failed to return from operations.
0455. All the remaining aircraft had returned safely to base after operations.
Mooney Henry Delmer - Pilot
F/S - Service No R/79662
Age: 20
RCAF
POW - No 24959
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
Bruce Donald (Don) - Observer
Sgt - Service No 1251735
Age: 21
RAFVR
POW - No 24962
Sgt Don Bruce 115 Squadron RAF My Father's Website -
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
Hancock William W. M. - W.Op.
P/O - Service No 115314
Age: 20
RAFVR
POW - No 9469 Stalag Luft 3.
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
Margerison William W. M. - FG
Sgt - Service No 1219889
Age: 21
RAFVR
POW - No 24960
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
Esling Ronald J. - RG
Sgt - Service No 637565
Age: 22
RAF
POW - No 24961 - Stalag VIIIB 344 - He exchanged identity with L.Cpl. E. Lawrence.
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan -
Bomber Command Losses 1942 by W R Chorley , page 150.