ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202262
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| Date: | Thursday 2 April 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1156 |
| MSN: | BU-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rhine river near the Giulini works; Ludwigshafen am Rhein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Took off at 20:15 hrs local time for an operation against Hanau-Lohr in Hessen.
The aircraft fell victim to the German defences.
Crew
Pilot: 1110578 Sgt Anthony Alexander Ferguson -Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. F. 10-18.
Pilot: R/76959 Flt Sgt William Robert West RCAF - Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. F. 10-18.
Observer: 933154 Sgt Vernon Philip Walrond Wheaton - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. F. 6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1164451 Sgt Dennis Owen George - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. F. 9.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1112050 Sgt Harry Chilvers - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. F. 5.
Air Gunner: 1115867 Sgt Norman Ramsbottom - Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. F. 10-18.
Sources:
CWGC
214 Squadron Association
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1156&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2017 22:01 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2019 11:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2022 14:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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