Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3557 |
Markings | AA-X |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 84.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Service Number | 405771 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 75 (NZ) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of origin if different | New Zealand |
Broun A S (P/O) |
Gavegan J R (P/O) |
McKenzie F E (Sgt) |
Potts D N (P/O) |
Smith T H (P/O) |
Start Date | 08-07-1942 |
End Date | 09-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven. 285 aircraft to bomb the docks area. Five aircraft lost. Most of the bombs fell in open countryside west of the target |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Waddenzee off Rottumeroog |