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


Kl. 21.30 den 10. september lettede WEL W5576 fra RAF Stradishall med kurs mod Torino (her).

"På returflyvningen gik W5576 ned på Nordsøen kl. 07:20. Omkring en time senere blev besætningen bestående af Pilot S/L D.M. Strong,
Co-pilot Sgt Gordon T. Woodroofe RNZAF, Observer P/O H.T.Beare RCAF, W/Op Sgt N.S. Fisher, W/Op-Air Gnr. Sgt J.A. Chubb og
Air Gnr. Sgt R. Ritson samlet op af en dansk fiskekutter og sejlet til to Esbjerg." (AOD) Se også Reddet af fiskere.

De blev ført til Tyske krigsfangelejre.

6 flyvere.


At 21.30 hrs. on 10 September 1941 WEL W5576 took off from RAF Stradishall heading for Torino (here).

"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,
Co-pilot Sgt Gordon T. Woodroofe RNZAF, Observer P/O H.T.Beare RCAF, W/Op Sgt N.S. Fisher, W/Op-Air Gnr. Sgt J.A. Chubb and
Air Gnr. Sgt R. Ritson was picked up by a Danish fishing boat and taken to Esbjerg." (AOD) See also Rescued by fishermen.

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.