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Re: POW escape
P/O. C W P. Carter was held at Luft 3 his pow number was 545
The following from Bomber Command Losses Vol.3 - W R. Chorley
2-3 June 1942
75 Squadron
Wellington III X3408 AA-
Op. Essen
P/O. C W P. Carter RNZAF pow
Sgt. H. Ives RNZAF pow
Sgt. J R. Mayall RNZAF pow
Sgt. J L. Coy RNZAF pow
F/S. P N. Howard RNZAF pow
Took off 0011 hrs Feltwell. Hit by flak while flying at 10,500 feet and crashed in the target area.
This is believed to have been the first all RNZAF Bomber Command crew to be made prisoners of war.
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The Essen raid of 2/3 June 1942
195 aircraft - 97 Wellingtons, 38 Halifaxes, 27 Lancasters, 21 Stirlings, 12 Hampdens. 14 aircraft - 7 Wellingtons, 2 Halifaxes, 2 Lancasters, 2 Stirlings, 1 Hampden - lost.
This attack was also widely scattered. Essen records only 3 high-explosive and 300 incendiary bombs in the city, with no serious damage or casualties.
'The Bomber Command War Diaries' - Middlebrook/Everitt
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