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| Date: | Thursday 7 May 1942 |
| Time: | c. 01:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1254 |
| MSN: | UV-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mannheim-Waldhof -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Shot down by German Flak. Operation Stuttgart.
Sources:
https://www.plane-crashes-heidelberg.de/1942/05/07/nr-1-vickers/
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
CWGC
460 SQUADRON RAAF, WORLD WAR 2 FATALITIES
RAF Prisoners of War
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1254+&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2017 13:59 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 21-Oct-2018 13:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 29-Oct-2019 11:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 01-Nov-2019 19:33 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 05-May-2022 19:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2025 16:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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