ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203573
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1141 |
| MSN: | PM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St Nazaire -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Hit by flak and crashed in flames.
Crew
Pilot:70567 Flt Lt Patrick Elmore Rees - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Pilot:R/75732 Flt Sgt Leonard Clayton Taylor RCAF - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Observer/Air Gunner:J/7204 Plt Off Maldwyn Wyn Williams RCAF - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1360384 Sgt Bernard William Harris - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/70107 Sgt Howard Cameron Watson RCAF - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Air Gunner:R/100177 Sgt Wallace Mitchell (American) RCAF - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Sources:
CWGC
French Crashes 39-45
Bomber Command Losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 1941 | W5612 | 103 Sqn RAF | 0 | approx. 1 mile from RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 25 July 1941 | R1397 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | between Boazum and Easterwierrum, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 26 March 1942 | R1393 | 103 Sqn RAF | 0 | 5 miles off Orford Ness Suffolk Coast | |
w/o |
| 31 May 1942 | DV452 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | Waltrop, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 6 June 1942 | DV699 | 103 Sqn RAF | 4 | near Geldern, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 3 July 1942 | DV611 | 103 Sqn RAF | 4 | near Bookholt, Nordhorn, GB, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 23:07 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 15-Oct-2018 14:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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