ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203259
Last updated: 13 May 2020
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| Date: | 07-MAY-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1254 |
| C/n / msn: | UV-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Mannheim (BWü) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Crashed in the vicinity of Mannheim. Those who perished were initially buried here. After hostilities they were reinterred at Durnbach War Cemetery. In a later statement by Sgt Lake he reported “the aircraft was caught in searchlights and shortly after set on fire by flak. The aircraft was enveloped in flames in a matter of seconds. Nothing was heard from the Captain and Lake baled out at approx 11000 feet and landed in a village about 01:30 and was captured by police after daylight. No others had baled out and shortly after he left the aircraft there was an explosion. The aircraft was hit near Karlsruhe.”
Crew
Pilot: 39458 Sqn Ldr Colin Leslie Gilbert - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. G. 4.
2nd Pilot:404705 Sgt Reginald Henry Murphy RAAF - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. G. 2.
Observer:400335 Sgt John Robert Shearer RAAF - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. G. 3.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1169818 Sgt Christopher Norman Dixon - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. G. 5.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/56267 Flt Sgt Kenneth Andrew Fogg RCAF - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. G. 1.
Air Gunner:404421 Sgt J G Lake - Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 66.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942.
CWGC
460 SQUADRON RAAF, WORLD WAR 2 FATALITIES
RAF Prisoners of War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2017 13:59 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 21-Oct-2018 13:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 29-Oct-2019 11:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 01-Nov-2019 19:33 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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