ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235899
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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | 02:15 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1461 |
| MSN: | QT-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Haddien, Wangerland, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 22:57 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by heavy Flak of the schwere Flakbatterie Rüstersiel (II. Marine-Flak-Brigade) and crashed.
All five rest at the Sage War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1461
Google Maps
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1942 | Z1408 | 142 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2020 18:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
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