ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202326
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| Date: | Thursday 9 April 1942 |
| Time: | 01:04 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8511 |
| MSN: | NP-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Winser forest at Ohlendorf, Seevetal, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield (takeoff at 22:05 hrs) |
| Hamburg |
Coned by Scheinwerfer 3/119, 1 & 2/150, 4/608 and 1-3/609. Hit by 1./Res Flak Abt 603 1./Res Flak Abt 601 and 2./Res Flak Abt 225; crashed.
The crew rests in Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery:
Pilot: 1376449 Sgt John Henry Wisher - Hamburg Cemetery 10A. H. 4.
Navigator: 402229 Fg Off Harold Leslie Croydon RAAF - Hamburg Cemetery 10A. H. 5.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 959164 Sgt Roy Staley - Hamburg Cemetery 10A. H. 6.
Air Gunner: 1379128 Sgt E W Cornthwaite - Hamburg Cemetery 10A. H. 7.
Air Gunner:1001423 Sgt Edward Clement Bratt - Hamburg Cemetery 10A. H. 8.
Sources:
RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
CWGC
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2017 19:57 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2019 12:31 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2022 08:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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