ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200793
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV515 |
| MSN: | KX-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wrethem |
Wellington DV515/D: Took off at 17:32 hrs for an operation against Emden in Germany; 21/01/1942
disappeared without trace
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Miroslav Plecity RAFVR 787392 [Killed]
Sergeant Cenek Kral RAFVR 787854 [Killed]
Sergeant Ladislav Nemecek RAFVR 787353 [Killed]
Sergeant Stanislav Rous RAFVR 787878 [Killed]
Flight Lieutenant Zdenek Skorepa RAFVR 82528 [Killed]
Warrant Officer Karel Weiss RAFVR 787519 [Killed]
Unconfirmed reports suggest that at least some members of the crew died in their dinghy.
There is a possibility the aircraft went down in combat with Bf 110 D-3 R4+JP of 6./NJG 2 which went down in the North Sea west of Petten, Noord-Holland.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV515&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2017 13:05 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 23-Dec-2017 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2022 13:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2022 13:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2024 16:38 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Mar-2024 20:24 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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