ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202555
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 April 1942 |
| Time: | 02:33 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W5427 |
| MSN: | LQ-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brühl, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Takeoff at 22:14 hrs for an operation to Dortmund in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed.
All the crew were initially buried at Brühl:
Pilot: 1108340 Sgt Donald Malcolm MacFarlane Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 1. C. 22-24.
Observer: 375987 Sgt Alan Godfrey Harvey Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. C. 25.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1006968 Malcolm David Jones Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. C. 21.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:J/15855 Sgt William Stone Tyler (American)RCAF Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 1. C.22-24
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/59294 Sgt John Cormack RCAF Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 1. C. 22-24.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5427+
Google Maps
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 July 1941 | W5534 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Avereest, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
| 10 March 1942 | Z8428 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 6 | Lost without trace |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2017 17:25 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 29-Jun-2018 09:17 | ehren69 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 18-Apr-2020 08:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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