ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202511
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:25 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8490 |
| MSN: | NP-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Schiefbahn, Willich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield |
| Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Coned by 11 & 12/III/Flak Regt 611 and 3/Res Flakscheinw Abt 250. Hit by 2 & 3/Res Flak Abt 404, 2/Res Flak Abt 181 and 3/schw Res Flak Abt 407. Crashed near Schiefbahn South of Willich at 03:25.
Crew:-
Pilot: 931850 Sgt Peter Fitzpatrick Vane Winkle - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. D. 14.
Observer:109923 Plt Off Andrew Downie - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. D. 11 (NCO:1002377 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 December, 1941)
Wireless operator/Air Gunner: 1162262 Sgt Jean Jaques Gabriel Hall - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. D. 15.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 958284 Sgt Thomas Strang - Reichswald War Cemetery 31. D. 12.
Air Gunner: 800585 Sgt Kenneth William Barker - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 31. D. 13.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
158 Squadron Association
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 April 1942 | Z8521 | 158 Sqn RAF | 0 | Emmelev church north of Højer, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2017 19:13 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 02-May-2019 20:02 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2020 09:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 14-Apr-2024 06:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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