ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203743
Last updated: 3 July 2020
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| Date: | 31-MAY-1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Squadron Royal Air Force (142 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | Z1208 |
| C/n / msn: | QT-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Takeoff at 23:06 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by light Flak of the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 736 and 1./schwere Flak-Abteilung 404 (leichte Flaktrupp).
All five rest at Rheinberg War Cemetery:
Pilot:1330594 Sgt Noel Alexander Lowden - Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 6. C. 20-22.
Observer:115239 Plt Off Walter Ewart Gregory - Rheinberg War Cemetery 6. C. 19.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1181849 Sgt Frederick William Thornton - Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 6. C. 20-22.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:77270 Flt Lt Peter Thorne Chandler MiD - Rheinberg War Cemetery 6. C. 18.
Air Gunner:1029624 Sgt Lawrence William Mallon - Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. grave 6. C. 20-22.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1208+
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2018 16:09 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Damage, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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