ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202455
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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | 01:02 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5358 |
| MSN: | NP-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Greesbergstr. 18 , Köln-Innenstadt, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield |
| Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Coned by 3/Res Flakscheinw Abt 159. Hit by 1-3/Res Flak Abt 351 and 2/Res Flak Abt 514. Crashed into the Griesbergstrabe number 2 at Koln-Niehl at 01:02. All the crew were made PoW's.
Crew
404911 Plt Off P D McMillan RNZAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 123.
NZ/401760 Plt Off W H J Griffiths RNZAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 627.
1252150 Sgt M F Mulvey PoW Luft 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 174.
1375642 Sgt S F G Clayton PoW Luft 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 145.
997181 Sgt V D McKernan PoW Luft 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 170.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
RAF Prisoners of War
Bomber Command Losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1942 | Z8577 | 158 Sqn RAF | 5 | Oosterschelde estuary near Schelphoek at Serooskerke, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2017 19:24 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-May-2019 07:56 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2020 19:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 08-May-2023 14:03 | manniwei | Updated [[Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source]] |
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