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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1942 |
| Time: | 01:57 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1595 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Coutisse, Andenne, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 22:41 hrs for an operation to Mainz in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberfeldwebel Reinhard Kollak & Unteroffizier Hans Hermann of the 7./NJG 4, who were flying Bf 110 3C+AR from Juvincourt airfield in France.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader James Beavis RAF 37566 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant Allan Frederick Wise RAF 591613 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Norman Spark RAFVR 128965 [Killed] (NCO:1601824 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 September, 1942)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Henry Douglas Hurst RAFVR 921818 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Johnstone Stewart RAFVR 1260195 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Raymond Cecil Embelin RAFVR 48963 [Killed] (NCO:519493 Commission Gazetted : Wednesday 10 June, 1942)
All six rest in a collective grave in the Coutisse cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1595
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-coutisse
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2020 18:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Aug-2023 07:02 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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