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NOTE ON DATES: IMPORTANT: For consistency, the Date is given as the date the mission TOOK OFF since the precise time of a loss is not always certain. Take Off date is unambigous and fixed in the official records, but obviously in those cases where the incident occurred before midnight UK time, then the Take Off Date will be the same as the Incident Date. Of course, most Bomber Command missions flew through midnight, therefore a Luftwaffe claim against a plane - or a locally generated crash report - may record the incident as occurring on the day following our Take Off Date. Bear this in mind when cross-referencing to our Luftwaffe Victories by Name/Date Database and other Luftwaffe sources. In some cases other sources may quote the date following our date, using locally generated reports as their source. To add to the potential for confusion, remember to take into account a Luftwaffe recorded date will be in local time, 1 hour ahead of UK time. When we discover a validated Incident Date we change our record if necessary.

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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Photo (Click to Expand)	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Budge	W F	Pilot Officer			Rheinberg War Cemetery					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3489	AA-	Feltwell	Koln	?	Killed
2	Emery	R H	Sergeant			Rheinberg War Cemetery						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3489	AA-	Feltwell	Koln	?	Killed
3	Hainsworth	E	Sergeant			Rheinberg War Cemetery						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3489	AA-	Feltwell	Koln	?	Killed
4	Mitchelll	George Eric	Flying Officer			Rheinberg War Cemetery, 1. D. 21. Germany.	France	USA	Air Gunner	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3489	AA-P	Feltwell	Koln	Shot down by flak over target. Crashed in the city center.	Killed	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
5	Sawrey-Cookson	Reginald	Wing Commander	39574	Portrait by Eric Kennington	Rheinberg War Cemetery		British	Pilot	DSO DFC		Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3489	AA-	Feltwell	Koln	Shot down	Killed		SON OF CLEMENT SAWREY-COOKSON, AND OF MYRA SAWREY-COOKSON (NEE NEILSON); HUSBAND OF JOAN WYNNE SAWREY-COOKSON (NEE JEUDWINE), OF BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Crew: Wing Commander R Sawrey-Cookson, Pilot Officer W F Budd (RNZAF), Sergeant E Hainsworth, Sergeant D P Stock, Flying Officer G E Mitchell (RCAF), Sergeant R H Emery: killed; Wellington X3489, 75 Squadron RNZAF; aircraft shot down and crashed near Cologne, Germany during an operational flight, 6 April 1942. DFC Citation: Acting Flight Lieutenant Reginald SAWREY-COOKSON (38574), No. 149 Squadron. One night in November, 1940, this officer was detailed to attack a target at Gelsenkirchen. He was unable to locate his target owing to heavy cloud but, determined to find a profitable objective, he eventually located an unlighted aerodrome on which nine large bombers were lined up on the runway. Diving to 1,500 feet he made several runs over the aerodrome and, in spite of opposition from ground defences, dropped his bombs when sure of obtaining good results. He has consistently shown the utmost determination in locating and accurately bombing his target. Flight Lieutenant Sawrey-Cookson has completed many operational flights over enemy and enemy occupied territory. DSO Citation: This officer has participated in numerous operational missions a's captain of aircraft. His tenacity and determination to seek and destroy his allotted target have been most marked. This was particularly so one night in March, 1941, when, in an attack on the enemy battle cruisers at Brest, he made twelve runs over the target before releasing his bombs. On a later occasion, when over Kiel, he was twice forced down to almost ground level by anti-aircraft fire but, in spite of damage to his aircraft, he came back each time, eventually releasing his bombs over the target. His gallantry and devotion to duty have been outstanding.
6	Stock	D P	Sergeant			Rheinberg War Cemetery						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3489	AA-	Feltwell	Koln	?	Killed

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