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Elegy to
the Heroes of Silence

* To the 101 Squadron *
* To the crew of R1703-SR-J *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Wellington R1703-SR-J
1/09/1941

aircraft
cest raf squadron
Unit: 101 Squadron
Aircraft: Wellington
Code: R1703-SR-J
Base:
Mission: Koln
Crew officer: P/O ASHTON, JOHN FREDERICK
Incident: Shot down by German fighter and Flak

Location: (Prov. Limburg)

crash

Facts

Takeoff at 20:14 hrs for an operation to Köln in Germany.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight for 9 minutes & intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Wilhelm Dimter of the Stab I./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.

Sources:
Aviation Safety
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Aircrew Remembered
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