ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140858
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE905 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Malmedy, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, UK |
Probably hit by heavy Flak of the 2.-4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 512 and 2.-4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 371 at 02:50, at Randerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, while leaving the target area, killing the 2nd pilot, abandoned and crashed near Malmedy.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: OW-V
Takeoff time: 23:56
Crew:
Sgt I. Runciman RCAF–POW
F/O D. Fraser RCAF
F/O G. Miller RCAF–POW
P/O D. Laskey RCAF–POW
Sgt D. Pennock RAF–POW
F/Sgt D. Forland RCAF–Evd
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-malm%C3%A9dy
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/May43/May12~13.html
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 11:04 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Jan-2012 09:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location] |
| 11-May-2018 18:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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