ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202684
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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1942 |
| Time: | 02:57 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8398 |
| MSN: | PH-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hemmerwurth, Hemme, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
| operation - Hamburg |
Hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed near Neuenkirchen 4km NE of Wesselburen where the crew were buried. They were later re-interred at Kiel Way Cemetery:
Pilot: 84005 Flt Lt William Deryk Castello DFC - Kiel War Cemetery 2. F. 2.
Pilot: 933227 Sgt Maurice Deighton - Kiel War Cemetery 2. F. 3.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 798557 Sgt Alfred James Currie - Kiel War Cemetery 2. F. 5.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1166141 Sgt Harry Raymond Jones -Kiel War Cemetery 2. F. 4.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 100065 Fg Off Adrian Russel Heaton - Kiel War Cemetery 2. F. 1.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 1942 | Z8533 | 12 Sqn RAF | 3 | Molenbeersel, Kinrooi, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 3 July 1942 | Z8579 | 12 Sqn RAF | 3 | farm at the Ampsenseweg 4, Lochem, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 16:19 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 14:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2022 13:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2022 13:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport] |
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