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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 1941 |
| Time: | 01:06 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5433 |
| MSN: | QT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Blievenstorf, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
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.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Alexander Douglas Gosman DFC RAF 40107 [PoW]
Flight Lieutenant Robert McDougal Durham DFC RAF 45231 (NCO:519773 : Commission Gazetted Friday 21 February, 1941) [PoW]
Sergeant Leslie Frith RAF 617340 [PoW]
Pilot Officer John Raymond Gibbon RAF 61312 (NCO:926966 : Commission Gazetted Friday 21 March, 1941) [PoW]
Sergeant Kenneth Stuart Holman RAF 751800 [PoW]
Sergeant James Jackson RNZAF NZ/401518 [PoW]
F/L Durham relinquished his commission, retaining rank, Gazette of 3rd March 1959.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5433
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2020 18:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Jul-2022 08:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-Sep-2024 06:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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