ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203443
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:53 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | X3703 |
| MSN: | VR-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dummerstorf, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
| operation - Warnemünde, Rostock |
Hit by Flak Brigade Kuste. Crashed at Dummerstorf at 01:53.The crew were originally buried at Neuer Friedhuf in Rostock and later in the Berlin War Cemetery.
Crew
Pilot:R/80520 Flt Sgt Charles Melville Shannon RCAF - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. B. 2-7.
2nd Pilot:R/83545 Flt Sgt John Clifton King RCAF - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. B. 2-7.
Navigator: R/62439 Sgt Alfred Ernest McCoy RCAF - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. B. 2-7.
Wireless Operator:R/56250 Flt Sgt Howard Robert Hibbard RCAF -Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. B. 2-7.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/66054 Flt Sgt Michael McAroy RCAF - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. B. 2-7.
Air Gunner: R/72357 Flt Sgt Henry Edward Went RCAF - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. B. 2-7.
Sources:
419 Squadron Association
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 August 1942 | DF665 | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF | 4 | Petit-Doische, Namur |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2017 14:13 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 10-Oct-2018 12:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 14-May-2019 14:13 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2022 10:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2022 08:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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