ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202996
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8521 |
| MSN: | NP-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Emmelev church north of Højer, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield |
| operation - Kiel, Germany |
When approaching the Danish coast the aircraft was hit by flak from 1./ 836 located near Esbjerg, and had to make a crash landing near Emmelev Church North of Højer at 03:30 in the morning.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Lachlan McKay RNZAF NZ/404447 [PoW] Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 250.
Sergeant Alfred William Abbott RAF 983733 [PoW] Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 39640
Sergeant Wallace Hope Betts RAF 402563 [PoW] Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 220.
Pilot Officer Peter Edward Gates RAF 106129 (NCO:916597 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 October, 1941) [PoW] Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 196
Sergeant Glyndwr Rees RAF 544931 [PoW] Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 268.
Sources:
Air War over Denmark
RAF Prisoner of War
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 1942 | Z8490 | 158 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Schiefbahn, Willich, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2017 19:36 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2022 19:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase] |
| 27-Apr-2022 19:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 28-Apr-2024 06:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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