Wellington II Z8538 - The North Sea                                                     Updated: 18 MAR 2022
 

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
a019024.htm Black C Sgt RAF 012 p100.htm WEL Z8538 Bomb G The North Sea d180842 b110942 c019.htm Frederikshavn
e777504.htm Graves L D Sgt RAF 012 p100.htm WEL Z8538 Bomb G The North Sea d180842 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e222020.htm Ritchie RLS F/Sgt RAF 012 p100.htm WEL Z8538 Bomb G The North Sea d180842 e222o e222o.htm Öckerö, S
e777503.htm Rowe D W P/O RAF 012 p100.htm WEL Z8538 Bomb G The North Sea d180842 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e222021.htm Sharp J A Sgt RAF 012 p100.htm WEL Z8538 Bomb G The North Sea d180842 e222o e222o.htm Öckerö, S


Den 18. august 1942 styrtede WEL Z8538 i Nordsøen. Hele besætningen omkom.

Dette fly lettede fra RAF Binbrook kl. 20.35 den 18. august 1942 med brandbomber og brochurer. Mål: Flensborg. Gået tabt i havet. (Kilde: p100MACR)

1 flyver fra WEL Z8538 blev begravet i Frederikshavn og 2 i Öckerö, Sverige. 2 flyvere har ingen kendt grav.

Airwar over Denmark har mere om dette fly og dets besætning.   Updated:  02 MAR 2026    5 flyvere.

On 18 August 1942  WEL Z8538 crashed into the North Sea. All of the crew perished.

This bomber took off from RAF Binbrook at 20:35 on 18 August 1942 with incendiaries and leaflets targeting Flensburg. Lost at sea. (Source: p100MACR)

1 airman from WEL Z8538 was buried in Frederikshavn and 2 in Öckerö, SWEDEN. 2 airmen have no known grave.

See No. 12 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia * 12 Squadron RAFA * 12 Squadron RAF at RAF-Lincolnshire.info. Vickers Wellington - Tangmere * Vickers Wellington

Wellington II Z8538 PH-O took off from RAF Binbrook at 20:35 on 18 AUG 1942. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this.) 

Airwar over Denmark has more about this plane and its crew.     Updated:  02 MAR 2026    5 airmen.