ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202456
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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | 02:07 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5525 |
| MSN: | NP-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Budberg, Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield |
| Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy Flak.
The crew all rest at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery:
Pilot: 44779 Sqn Ldr Wilfred Morgan Protheroe - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 29. E. 2 (NCO:564957 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 November, 1940)
Pilot: 104529 Plt Off Graham Peter Elliott - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 29. E. 5 (Commission Gazetted : Friday 19 September, 1941)
Navigator:402441 Sgt Colin Raymond Harper RAAF- Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 29. E. 3..
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 991501 Sgt Frank Swinburn - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 29. E. 4.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1162024 Sgt Ralph Harry Crews - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 29. E. 1.
Air Gunner: 969454 Sgt William Macthett Mahaffy - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 29. E. 6
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 April 1942 | W5575 | 158 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea |  |
mis |
| 9 May 1942 | W5387 | 158 Sqn RAF | 4 | Hanstorf, Satow, Mecklenburg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2017 20:10 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 17-Apr-2020 19:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 17-Apr-2020 19:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2024 07:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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