ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201058
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| Date: | Thursday 26 February 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5440 |
| MSN: | PH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Operation - Kiel.
Crashed under unknown circumstances. All the crew are buried in Kiel War Cemetery:
Pilot: Plt Off Edward Ackeroyd Bairstow +
2nd Pilot: Sgt George Edward Fox +
Observer: Plt Off Eric Tunnington +
WOp/Air Gunner: Sgt Rupert Vivian Pereira Ennor +
WOp/Air Gunner: Sgt Frederick John Wakefield +
Air Gunner: Sgt George Selwyn Long-Innes RAAF +
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Aircrew Remembered.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 May 1942 | Z8495 | 12 Sqn RAF | 5 | 1.5 km northwest of Reuth, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
| 9 May 1942 | W5574 | 12 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 14 July 1942 | W5397 | 12 Sqn RAF | 5 | Sea off Oksby | |
mis |
| 20 July 1942 | W5414 | 12 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2017 18:15 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2022 10:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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