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| Date: | Thursday 3 September 1942 |
| Time: | 01:47 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1466 |
| MSN: | QT-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Abdij Lilbosch monastery at Echt, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Takeoff at 22:44 hrs local time for an operation to Karlsruhe in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Oloff of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
The crew were initially buried at Venlo. Today, they rest in the Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland:
Pilot / F/Sgt. H.E. Heath R/104769 RCAF / grave 12 I 3-5
Navigator / Sgt. D. Alford 1430574 RAF / grave 12 I 3-5
Bomb Aimer / Sgt. H.B. Hill 1425545 RAF / grave 12 I 3-5
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / F/Sgt. C.C.D. Fraser R/76371 RCAF / grave 12 I 3-5
Air Gunner / Sgt. C.E. Hagan 1109208 RAF / grave 12 I 3-5
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1802&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2017 07:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 22-May-2020 18:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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