Accident Vickers Wellington Mk III X3484 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202571
 
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Date:Wednesday 15 April 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk III
Owner/operator:419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF
Registration: X3484
MSN: VR-O
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Lost without trace -
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Mildenhall
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lone aircraft mission to Le Havre, two hours prior to a larger formation was going to attack Dortmund. The aircraft and crew were never heard from again.

Crew
Pilot: R/69125 Flt Sgt James Royden Norris RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 106.
2nd Pilot: 22050A Flt Sgt Frank Douglas Barbour RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 102.
Navigator:R/56446 Flt Sgt Henry Francis Stain Darley RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 103.
Wireless Operator: 1006965 Sgt Alexander William Robertson - Runnymede Memorial Panel 92
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/76601 Flt Sgt Alexander MaMillan RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 105
Wireless Operator: R/55403 Flt Sgt Louis Marie Langlois RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 105

Sources:

419"Moose" Squadron website
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Dec-2017 21:49 Red Dragon Added
05-Dec-2017 21:51 Red Dragon Updated [Operator, Source]
05-Dec-2017 21:51 Red Dragon Updated [Date]
05-Dec-2017 22:10 Red Dragon Updated [Operator]
10-Oct-2018 12:18 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]

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