Wellington II W5576 - The North Sea Updated: 10 JAN 2019
Airman | Surname | Init | Rank | Service | Sqdn | P_link | Plane | Operation | Crash_site | Crash_d | Buried_d | C_link | At_Next |
o888552.htm | Beare | H T | P/O | RCAF | 104 | p046.htm | WEL W5576 | Not DK/G | The North Sea | d110941 | o888 | o888.htm | POW |
o888556.htm | Chubb | J A | Sgt | RAF | 104 | p046.htm | WEL W5576 | Not DK/G | The North Sea | d110941 | o888 | o888.htm | POW |
o888554.htm | Fisher | N S | Sgt | RAF | 104 | p046.htm | WEL W5576 | Not DK/G | The North Sea | d110941 | o888 | o888.htm | POW |
o888557.htm | Ritson | R | Sgt | RAF | 104 | p046.htm | WEL W5576 | Not DK/G | The North Sea | d110941 | o888 | o888.htm | POW |
o888553.htm | Strong | D M | S/Ldr | RAF | 104 | p046.htm | WEL W5576 | Not DK/G | The North Sea | d110941 | o888 | o888.htm | POW |
o888555.htm | Woodroofe | G T | Sgt | RNZAF | 104 | p046.htm | WEL W5576 | Not DK/G | The North Sea | d110941 | o888 | o888.htm | POW |
"På returflyvningen gik W5576 ned på Nordsøen kl.
07:20. Omkring en time senere blev besætningen bestående af Pilot S/L D.M.
Strong, De blev ført til Tyske krigsfangelejre. 6 flyvere.
"On the return flight W5576 ditched in the North
sea at 07:20 hours. Approx. one hour later the crew, consisting of Pilot S/L D.M.
Strong, They were taken to German POW-Camps. See No. 104 Squadron RAF and Vickers Wellington. Wellington II W5576 EP-N took off from RAF Stradishall at 2130 hours on 10 SEP 1941. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this .) 6 airmen. |