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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | 00:42 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1396 |
| MSN: | QT-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Erika, Haren, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 20:42 hrs local time for an operation to Kassel in Hessen.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Altendorf (Flugzeugführer), Unteroffizier Rösner (Bordfunker) & Feldwebel Holst (Beobachter) of the 2./NJG 3, who were flying Bf 110 E-2 D5+EK from Vechta airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Alan Harker RAFVR 754105 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Allan Kilshaw Fish RAFVR 1061133 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Robert Howat RAFVR 1109278 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Vincent J. Mackey RAFVR 1309276 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Albert William Waller RAFVR 1330646 [Killed]
All lie at the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany (52.377026 / 9.654365)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1396
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2020 14:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Jun-2022 08:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Aug-2025 06:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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