ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203156
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 1942 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8495 |
| MSN: | PH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 km northwest of Reuth, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
| Stuttgart |
A 1948 report by a Missing Research & Enquiry team stated “The aircraft crashed near Reuth presumably as a result of enemy aircraft.(Nothing found to collaborated with 1948 statement).
Hit by 2 & 3/Res Flak Abt 491, 2/Res Flak Abt 701 and 1-3/Res Flak Abt 492. Aircraft crashed 1.5km NW of Reuth near Prum at 03:10.
Crew
Pilot:404522 Fg Off Norman Worsley Richardson DFC RAAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. H. 18-22.
Observer: 109016 Plt Off Alan George Hersey - Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. H. 18-22.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:921915 Sgt Herbert John Ody - Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. H. 18-22.
Air Gunner: 407178 Sgt Thomas Freer MacGregor-King - Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. H. 18-22.
Air Gunner:644998 Sgt Edward Frederick Webb - Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 18. H. 18-22.
Sources:
RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS.
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1942 - Theo Boiten
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 February 1942 | W5440 | 12 Sqn RAF | 6 | sea off Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 9 May 1942 | W5574 | 12 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 14 July 1942 | W5397 | 12 Sqn RAF | 5 | Sea off Oksby | |
mis |
| 20 July 1942 | W5414 | 12 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2017 17:02 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 14:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-May-2019 12:38 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2022 19:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source] |
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