Date & Time:
Apr 13, 1942 at 0102 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Registration:
W5358
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2212LT on April 12 on an operation to Essen. Over Cologne, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the city center. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O P. D. McMillan,
P/O W. H. J. Griffiths,
Sgt M. F. Mulvey,
Sgt S. F. G. Clayton,
Sgt V. D. McKernan.
Crew:
P/O P. D. McMillan,
P/O W. H. J. Griffiths,
Sgt M. F. Mulvey,
Sgt S. F. G. Clayton,
Sgt V. D. McKernan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.