ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200574
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 January 1942 |
| Time: | 19:36 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X9742 |
| MSN: | BL-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Not Known - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury |
Took off from RAF Alconbury at 16:30 for Hamburg. They were last heard on w/t at 19:36 asking for help. All the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Edgar Geroge Broad RAAF Aus/402849 [Killed]
Sergeant James Roy Fenwick RAFVR 1052485 [Killed]
Sergeant John Priestley RAFVR 916519 [Killed]
Sergeant Christopher Donaldson Russell RAFVR 1002563 [Killed]
Sergeant Thomas Hugh Thomas RAFVR 1284757 [Killed]
Sergeant Patrick Joseph Timmons RAFVR 997190 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2017 12:22 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 26-Dec-2017 06:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2022 08:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 11-Mar-2022 08:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase] |
| 05-May-2024 14:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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