ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140857
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE862 |
| MSN: | AS-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cayeux-sur-Mer, 26 km WNW Abbeville -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Wellington HE862 Took off at 21:19hrs 16 April 1943 from RAF Kirmington for raid on Mannheim. Developed engine trouble and ditched off Cayeux-su-Mer a small French coastal town on the southern side of the Somme estuary. Ditched on return from raid on Mannheim.
Crew:
F/O (125539) Selwyn Jaques LUPTON (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1450271, Gazette of 4th August 1942)
Sgt (R/129438) John Paul MERTON (A/B) RCAF - killed
Sgt (1063748) William Forster WHITFIELD (Wop/AG) RAFVR - killed
F/O (121315) Roderick Alan LORD (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1376948, Gazette of 2nd June 1942)
F/O (80370) Eric G HARDINGHAM (AG) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:778990, Gazette of 11th August 1942)
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
ORB
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 11:02 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jan-2021 20:46 | Fanda | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2022 08:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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