Date & Time:
Apr 13, 1942 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3596
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
6
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2257LT on April 12 on an operation to Essen. Passing over the IJsselmeer, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 3,5 km off Urk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Ernest Holder, pilot,
Sgt Noel Hensley Blair, pilot,
P/O Ronald William Barlow, observer,
Sgt Kenneth John Raiswell, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas James Phillips, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Ryan, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Ernest Holder, pilot,
Sgt Noel Hensley Blair, pilot,
P/O Ronald William Barlow, observer,
Sgt Kenneth John Raiswell, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas James Phillips, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Ryan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
