ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52877
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:14-17 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8577 |
| MSN: | NP-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oosterschelde estuary near Schelphoek at Serooskerke, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield |
Takeoff at 23:19 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by a Ju 88C night fighter based at Gilze-Rijen airfield, belonging to Nachtjagdgeschwader 2.
The five crew members all rest at Vlissingen:
Pilot / S/Ldr. D.J. Harkness DFC 41694 RAF / grave D 20
Observer / P/O. A.R. Edgar DFM 45985 RAF / grave C 1
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. H. Mercer 1063548 RAF / grave B 29
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / P/O. H.A. Radcliffe 122312 RAF / grave B 25
Air Gunner / F/Lt. B.J. Lovett 45715 RAF / grave B 26
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1528&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 April 1942 | W5358 | 158 Sqn RAF | 0 | Greesbergstr. 18 , Köln-Innenstadt, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-May-2017 08:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 19:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 07:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2020 07:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Apr-2020 14:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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