ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140887
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HZ476 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bree, 9 km ESE of Kleine Brogel AFB, Limburg -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton, North Yorkshire |
Wellington HZ476 T/o at 23:34hrs 25 May 1943 from RAF Dalton. Crashed at Bree (Limburg) some 15 km WNW of Maaseik Belgium. Crashed during raid on Düsseldorf, no further details. 26.5.1943
Crew:
P/O Frank Greenaway BAKER (J/17661) Nav. RCAF - killed
W/O William Ernest DOUGLAS (R/102484) AG RCAF - killed
Sgt Kenneth George HIGGS (1380092) WOp RAFVR - killed
F/O Roy Gibson MADGE (J/13710) Pilot RCAF - killed
W/O William George PEPPER (R/105665) Pilot RCAF - killed
W/O Norman James WATERS (R/107768) A/B RCAF - killed
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 14:21 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 10:51 | Giggs | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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