ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203228
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| Date: | Thursday 7 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:23 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | X3717 |
| MSN: | VR-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oggersheim, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
| Stuttgart |
Hit by 1-3/Res Flak Abt 491, 5/Res Flak Abt 385, 3/Res Flak Abt 492 and 4/Res Flak Abt 396. The aircraft crashed at Oggersheim at 01:23.
Crew
Pilot:R/74225 Flt Sgt Lloyd John Osborne Roberts RCAF - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. D. 8.
Observer:R/54171 Flt Sgt Allen Charles Vincent Brophy RCAF - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. D. 9.
Wireless Operator: R/78640 Flt Sgt William Joseph Valkenier (American) RCAF - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. D. 10.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/8163A Flt Sgt Joseph George Murray RCAF - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. D. 11.
Air Gunner:R/73006 Flt Sgt Vernon Estey McDougall - Durnbach War Cemetery 2. D. 12.
Sources:
419 Squadron Association
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
CWGC
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 October 1942 | BK269 | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF | 5 | Oosterheide heath between Odiliapeel - Oosterens; Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2017 17:42 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 22-Dec-2017 17:43 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 24-Dec-2017 14:44 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2018 12:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-May-2019 08:18 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2022 19:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source] |
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