ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203014
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:03 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1290 |
| MSN: | UV-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bokhorst, Schillsdorf, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
| operation - Kiel |
Aircraft crashed near Neumünster. This is where the crew were intially laid to rest. After the war they were re-interred at Hamburg Cemetery.
Post war it was established that the aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Neumunster and that all the crew were killed. In 1953 a statement by a citizen of Poland (through the Red Cross) reported that the aircraft was shot down by a German fighter and exploded in mid-air.
The attacker was Leutnant Gustav Tham of the 6./NJG 3 based at Schleswig airfield. Note: coned by searchlight battery of the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 241.
Crew
Pilot:402885 Flt Sgt Leslie Milton Shephard RAAF - Hamburg Cemetery 4A. E. 12.
2nd Pilot:404868 Sgt John Francis Carpender RAAF - Hamburg Cemetery 4A. E. 9.
Observer: 402836 Plt Off Ralph Bond RAAF - Hamburg Cemetery 4A. E. 10.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:402600 Sgt Trevor Hopetoun McIlveen - Hamburg Cemetery 4A. E. 13.
Wireless Operator Air Gunner: 404661 Sgt William Walter Perroux - Hamburg Cemetery 4A. E. 8.
Air Gunner:408122 Sgt John Percival Cosgrove - Hamburg Cemetery 4A. E. 11.
Sources:
460 SQUADRON RAAF, WORLD WAR 2 FATALITIES
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Bomber Command Losses 1942.
CWGC
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2017 16:07 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 21-Oct-2018 13:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 27-Apr-2022 19:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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