ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234209
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| Date: | Friday 29 August 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W5488 |
| MSN: | LQ-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Glüder, Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:50 local time for an operation to Duisburg in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights & hit by Flak. The two surviving crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5488
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 April 1942 | Z8358 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 6 | the North Sea |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2020 15:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
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