Vickers Wellington IV (Z1338 QT-D) on a mission to Kassel on 1942-08-27

On Thursday, 27 August 1942, (a part of) the aircraft of the 142 squadron (RAF), took off for a mission to Kassel in Germany from a station (airfield) in or near Grimsby.
One of the crew members was Flying Officer A H Paget. He departed for his mission at 20:30.
He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type IV, with serial Z1338 and code QT-D). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Friday, 28 August 1942.

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Info by John Paget:

Crew.

f/o.paget. sgt.bellinger,

p/o/ pye. sgt. tupholme, sgt.weighill.

Aircraft shot down by anti- aircraft fire on 28th august,1942 at 0129 hours.

Crashed in KALK approx. 4km east of cologne. one survivor being sgt.weighill captured and pow.

Four crew originaly buried cologne south cemetery on 29th august. Re-intered 1946 rhineburg war cemetery.

p/o/pye and sgt weighill both royal Canadian air force, the others raf. Mission.

Air raid on KASSEL 27/8/1942. 2020 hrs.

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