ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203131
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8833 |
| MSN: | PM-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Biscay/Celtic Sea? -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds - takeoff at 00:08 hrs |
| operation - Nantes, Pays de la Loire |
Crew
Pilot: 931603 Flt Sgt john Raymond St George Arrowsmith - Runnymede Memorial Panel 174.
2nd Pilot:R/69782 Flt Sgt George Arthur McLean RAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 105.
Observer:1066469 Sgt Walter Gordon Harrison - Runnymede Memorial Panel 85.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1199343 Sgt Phillip Robert Abbas - Runnymede Memorial Panel 77.
Air Gunner: Sgt P R Adlam PoW ? (Unable to locate any information)
Air Gunner:R/62671 Flt Sgt George William Gibb RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 410.
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
RAF Prisoners of War.
http://aircrewremembered.com/arrowsmith-john.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2017 20:11 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 19-Dec-2017 20:13 | Red Dragon | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2017 14:37 | Red Dragon | Updated [Date] |
| 15-Oct-2018 14:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-May-2022 13:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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