ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203412
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8439 |
| MSN: | NP-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rövershagen, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield - takeoff at 21:56 hrs |
| operation - Warnemünde, Rostock |
Crashed near Rovershagen 15km NE of Rostock. This is where the crew were initially buried. After the end of hostilities they were reinterred at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
Crew
Pilot:1056078 Flt Sgt Alexander John Reid - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 14.
Pilot:114427 Plt Off John Derrick Forbes Weet - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 16.
Observer: 930699 Sgt Alfred Valentine Kay - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 21.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1002399 Sgt Joseph Dodds - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 17.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1256351 Sgt Shaun Craving Preston - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 15.
Air Gunner:1154657 Sgt Wilfred Lawson Taylor - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 18.
Sources:
CWGC
158 Squadron Association
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z8439&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2017 13:58 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-May-2022 14:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2022 11:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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