Date & Time:
Apr 28, 1942 at 0104 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3639
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2324LT on April 27 on an operation to Cologne. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the city. Four crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Godfrey Harris, pilot, †
Sgt Harry Taylor, observer, †
Sgt Francis Robert Edwin McCarthy, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Charles Garland, air gunner, †
Sgt Joseph Jerram, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Godfrey Harris, pilot, †
Sgt Harry Taylor, observer, †
Sgt Francis Robert Edwin McCarthy, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Charles Garland, air gunner, †
Sgt Joseph Jerram, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
