Incident Vickers Wellington Mk II W5433,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233209
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Wednesday 13 August 1941
Time:01:06 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk II
Owner/operator:142 Sqn RAF
Registration: W5433
MSN: QT-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Blievenstorf, Mecklenburg -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 20:46 LT for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 3. Flak-Division and Flakgruppe Süd & crashed.
The six crew members were all taken prisoner of war.

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5433
Google Maps

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 June 1941 W5386 142 Sqn RAF 6 Store House nr. 70, Kuhwerder Hafen port, Hamburg w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Feb-2020 18:58 TigerTimon Added
04-Jul-2022 08:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org