ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203017
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| Date: | Thursday 30 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3593 |
| MSN: | KO-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Park of Masions-Laffitte -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham |
Mid-air collision with 57 Squadron Wellington X3640. Aircraft crashed at Park of Masions-Laffitte 14km North of Versailles.
Crew
Pilot:1190817 Sgt Walter Frank Reynolds - Bievres Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-11.
2nd Pilot:1204858 Sgt Davis Tawelfryn Male - Bievres Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-11.
Observer:R/59361 WOI Dennis Brien McGrath RCAF - Bievres Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-11.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1150279 Sgt Bernard Wilkes - Bievres Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-11
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1258385 Sgt John Howard Harries - Bievres Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-11.
Air Gunner:1062370 Sgt Eric Hampton Jones - Bievres Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-11.
Sources:
French Crashes 39-45
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1940 | P9227 | 115 Sqn RAF | 0 | Klein-Henstedt, 10 km NNE of Wildeshausen, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony |  |
w/o |
| 2 September 1942 | BJ893 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Flize, Ardennes | |
w/o |
| 6 December 1942 | BJ898 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | Alsheim, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2017 17:38 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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