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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 1942 |
| Time: | 02:01 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1462 |
| MSN: | UV-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wielen, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:51 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Twente airfield in the Netherlands - (claim) Wielen, 27 km NW Nordhorn (4 A) at 02:01 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader John William Edward Leighton MiD & bar RAF 40053 [Killed]
Sergeant Laurence James Sams RAAF Aus/407834 [Killed]
Sergeant Raphael Sherman RAAF Aus/404804 [PoW]
Sergeant Clarence Frederick Sinclair RAAF Aus/405219 [PoW]
Sergeant William George Taylor RAAF Aus/6201 [Killed]
The casualties lie at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (51.740880 / 6.082017)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1462
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2020 15:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Jun-2022 14:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Aug-2024 18:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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