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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5562 |
| MSN: | NP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea off Rostock, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield |
| operation - Warnemünde |
Crashed in the Baltic Sea off Rostock.
Crew
Pilot:404852 Flt Sgt Ian Wynn Davies RNZAF - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 4.
Observer:121537 Sgt John Peter Dixon Clarke - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32 (NCO:918096 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 June, 1942)
Observer:742739 Sgt R J Withers PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24997
Wireless Operator:J/6306 Plt Off Robert MacFarlane Graham RCAF - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/54986 Flt Sgt Charles Stacey Neveu - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32.
Air Gunner:940562 Sgt Neville Christian Stocker - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 29.
Sources:
CWGC
158 Squadron Association
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2017 13:15 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 26-Dec-2017 13:22 | Red Dragon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2022 08:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 04-Jul-2022 09:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-May-2024 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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