ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203414
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:56 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8600 |
| MSN: | NP-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dethardingstraße 30, Rostock, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield |
| operation - Warnemünde, Rostock |
Hit by Flak whilst flying low over the target.
Pilot:1015616 Sgt Joseph Davison - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32.
Observer: 112424 Plt Off Victor Emanuel George Goss - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1005984 Sgt Geoffrey Frederick Dunks - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1059419 Sgt Eric Hollows - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 14.
Air Gunner:612251 Sgt James Anthony Upham PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 449.
Sources:
158 Squadron Association
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
RAF Prisoners of War
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2017 14:23 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2020 17:50 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
| 06-May-2022 10:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2022 10:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Category] |
| 06-May-2022 10:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Category] |
| 04-Jul-2022 05:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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