ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200436
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| Date: | Sunday 4 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 99 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1519 |
| MSN: | LN-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Portland Bill -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach |
Took off from RAF Waterbeach at 16:02. Crashed into the sea off Portland Bill. Target - Brest
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Raymond Bowen Thomas RAFVR 113370 [Killed] (NCO:930650 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 January, 1942)
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Albert John Copping RAFVR 1380366 [Killed]
Crew : Flight Sergeant John William Colpitts RCAF R/64727 [Killed]
Crew : Flight Sergeant Baxter Froude RAFVR 798514 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Aubrey Harold Shattock RAFVR 1356710 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Arthur Ronald William Smith RAFVR 1252992 [Killed]
Sgt Copping lies in Folkestone New Cemetery; other members of the crew are remembered on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Bomber Command losses 1942.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 November 1941 | T2516 | 99 Sqn RAF | 6 | Smalbroek hamlet, Beilen, Drenthe |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2017 19:53 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 26-Dec-2017 06:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2022 13:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 03-Jan-2024 07:36 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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