Wellington X3725 Mk. III - Bombing Essen Germany - 1942-06-08 to 1942-06-09
Squadron: (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-06-08
Completion Date: 1942-06-09
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Essen Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Snaith
Take Off Time: 23:05:00
Squadron Code: JN-N
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Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
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Enemy Claim:

ESSEN

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170 aircraft - 92 Wellingtons, 42 Halifaxes, 14 Stirlings, 13 Lancasters, 9 Hampdens.

19 aircraft - 7 Wellingtons, 7 Halifaxes, 3 Lancasters, 1 Hampden, 1 Stirling - lost.

Yet again, this target was not identified accurately and bombing was scattered over a wide ares. Essen suffered further light housing damage, 13 people killed and 42 injured.

Minor operations: 19 aircraft to Dieppe, 6 Blenheim Intruders, 1 Stirling on a leaflet flight. No losses.The Bomber Command War Diaries, Middlebrook and Everitt

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Royal Air Force Last operation of Wellington lll X3725, Story and photographs of crew courtesy of Aircrew Remembered

Wellington X3725 Missing on Operation to Essen.

Flying Officer Winston David Love, 402243 RAAF, pilot; Flight Sergeant Emil Francois Bruno Mandin, 75471 RCAF, observer; Sergeant Leslie Charles Gray, 1174107 RAFVR, wireless operator; Sergeant Robert Dudley Procter, 1306729 RAFVR, air gunner; Sergeant Lancelot Dent, 1379092 RAFVR, air gunner Were all killed

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