ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203391
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:01 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5387 |
| MSN: | NP-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hanstorf, Satow, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield - takeoff at 22:41 hrs |
| operation - Warnemünde, Rostock |
Coned by searchlights, hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed.
Pilot:1377554 Sgt Eric George Seaward - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 11-12.
Observer:1287632 Sgt Kenneth George Armstrong - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 13.
R/52692 Flt Sgt A H Hayward PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 39671.
Air Gunner:1117198 Sgt Roy Smith - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 11-12.
Air Gunner:521347 Sgt Hugh Russell Strain - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 10.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
RAF Prisoners of War
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 April 1942 | W5525 | 158 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Budberg, Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 18 April 1942 | W5575 | 158 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2017 22:24 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-May-2022 10:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2022 11:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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