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| Date: | Wednesday 23 September 1942 |
| Time: | 23:36 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1219 |
| MSN: | QT-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea off Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 19:02 hrs local time for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld of the 5./NJG 2, the interception taking place at 200 metres altitude.
Four of the crew have no known grave, Flight Sergeant L.A. Seamark rests in Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery, Germany.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1219
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2020 15:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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