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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | 02:13 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1335 |
| MSN: | UV-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Meyenburg, Schwanewede, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:48 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was coned by the 2./Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 269 and crashed.
All five rest at the Becklingen War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1335
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2020 18:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
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