ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203757
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:01 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5392 |
| MSN: | NP-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Duisburg-Meiderich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield |
Takeoff at 23:37 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed Meiderich outskirts of Duisburg.
All five rest at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery:
Pilot:J/15750 Sgt Ralph Connors O'Brien RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 9. F. 9-12.
Observer:J/7203 Plt Off Wilson Albert Reason RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 9. F. 9-12.
1166182 Sgt Alfred Schofield - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 9. F. 9-12.
Air Gunner:82194 Fg Off Grey D'Estoteville Townsend Skipwith - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 9. F. 9-12.
Air Gunner:1379352 Sgt William Leonard Waller - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 9. F. 9-12.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5392+
Google Maps
CWGC
158 Squadron Association.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2018 19:30 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 19:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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