Footprints on the Sands of Time, RAF Bomber Command Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-45 by Oliver Clutton-Brock page 429
Watson, John Houlding (Flight Sergeant)
Prisoner of War 1942-May-20
Birth Date: unkown date
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Service
RCAF
Unit
7 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Diem Per Noctem By day and by night
Base
RAF Oakington
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)
Service Numbers
R/57840
Prev: R/57542
PoW: 102
Target
Mannheim Germany
Crew or Other Personnel
Stirling N6073
Mission
Stirling Mk. I N6073
Bombing Mannheim Germany 1942-May-19 to 1942-May-20
7 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Oakington
#7 Squadron RAF (Per diem, per noctum) RAF Oakington. Stirling I aircraft N 6073 MG-Y was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Engel of the 8/NJG 4, who was flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110. The Stirling crashed in the Rheinland-Pfalz area of Germany
Pilot Sergeant F Tomkins (RAFVR) was killed in action
FS JH Watson (RCAF), Sergeant RG Brook (RAFVR), Sergeant J Fisher (RAFVR), Sergeant FG Fueggle (RAFVR), Sergeant BVG Lewis (RAFVR) and Sergeant E Townsend (RAFVR) all survived to become Prisoners of War
Aviation Safety NetworkStirling N6073 Mk. I - Bombing Mannheim Germany - 1942-05-19 to 1942-05-20
Squadron: 7 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-05-19
Completion Date: 1942-05-20
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Mannheim Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Oakington
Take Off Time: 23:05
Squadron Code: MG-Y
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: Rheinland-Pfalz area
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim: Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Engel of the 8/NJG 4
War Diary Unavailable
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#7 Squadron RAF (Per diem, per noctum) RAF Oakington. Stirling I aircraft N 6073 MG-Y was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Engel of the 8/NJG 4, who was flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110. The Stirling crashed in the Rheinland-Pfalz area of Germany
Pilot Sergeant F Tomkins (RAFVR) was killed in action
FS JH Watson (RCAF), Sergeant RG Brook (RAFVR), Sergeant J Fisher (RAFVR), Sergeant FG Fueggle (RAFVR), Sergeant BVG Lewis (RAFVR) and Sergeant E Townsend (RAFVR) all survived to become Prisoners of War