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| Date: | Friday 15 August 1941 |
| Time: | 00:48 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 104 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5486 |
| MSN: | EP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bremen-Woltmershausen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 21:40 hrs (local time) for an operation to Hannover in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was hit by five Reserve-Flak-Abteilungen and exploded in mid-air.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Jeffrey Drewsen RAFVR 100033 (NCO:981783 : Commission Gazetted Friday 25 July, 1941) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Robert Stephen Herring RAF 536989 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Denis Edgar Phare RAFVR 919705 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Peter John Davey RAFVR 1163587 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Harold Kay RAFVR 1052113 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Edward Henry Reels RAFVR 1377448 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5486
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2020 13:07 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-May-2024 06:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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