ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236261
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| Date: | Saturday 29 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1485 |
| MSN: | UV-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:39 hrs local time for an operation to Saarbrücken in Germany.
Presumably, the aircraft was damaged by a Ju 88 C-6 night fighter of the III./NJG 2 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Richard Douglas Elrington RAAF Aus/403663 [Killed]
Crew : Flying Officer William Dillon RAAF Aus/401559 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Eric Noel Hare RAAF Aus/401436 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant James Arthur Smith RAAF Aus/411413 [Killed]
Crew : Flying Officer Norman Allan Taylor RAAF Aus/401469 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1485
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 15:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Aug-2023 07:00 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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