Accident Vickers Wellington Mk II Z8600 , Saturday 9 May 1942
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Date:Saturday 9 May 1942
Time:01:56 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk II
Owner/operator:158 Sqn RAF
Registration: Z8600
MSN: NP-B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Dethardingstraße 30, Rostock, Mecklenburg -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Driffield
Destination airport:operation - Warnemünde, Rostock
Narrative:
Hit by Flak whilst flying low over the target.

Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Joseph Davison RAFVR 1015616 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Victor Emanuel George Goss RAFVR 112424 (NCO:923621 : Commission Gazetted Monday 20 July, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Geoffrey Frederick Dunks RAFVR 1005984 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Eric Hollows RAFVR 1059419 [Killed]
Sergeant J A Upham RAF 612251 [PoW]

Sources:

158 Squadron Association
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
RAF Prisoners of War
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2017 14:23 Red Dragon Added
01-Nov-2018 20:07 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ]
26-Sep-2020 17:50 Anon. Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]
06-May-2022 10:11 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
06-May-2022 10:12 TigerTimon Updated [Category, ]
06-May-2022 10:14 TigerTimon Updated [Category, ]
04-Jul-2022 05:34 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]
07-May-2024 07:08 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
07-May-2024 07:10 Rob Davis Updated [Narrative, ]

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