X3415
Crashes > of the R.A.F.
During the attack on the railway facilities in Cologne-Deutz, the Wellington III, X3415, was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the open field opposite the Sechtem railway station, burning.
All six crew members were killed, recovered and buried in Cologne's Südfriedhof cemetery.
above:
The crash site in Sechtem, below the wreckage of the Wellington X3415
top left:
The death certificate for Sgt. Edward Frank Collins
centre left:
The grave of Sgt. Collins at the Cologne South Cemetery
Bottom left:
The grave location of the other crew members.
The dead crossed out in red belong to crashes on the same day.