ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203613
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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | X3715 |
| MSN: | VR-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
| operation - Gnôme & Rhône works at Gennevilliers |
Aircraft most likely was hit by this anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft was brought down at Argenteuil 7km. North of Paris. All the crew were killed on the operation.
Crew
Pilot:J/6167 Plt Off Eric Graham Cavaghan RCAF - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A Collective Grave 19-20.
Navigator:R/68063 Flt Sgt Orville Everett Crawford RCAF - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A Collective Grave 19-20.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/62650 Sgt John Gordon Forbes RCAF - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A Collective Grave 19-20.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:923177 Sgt William Laverson Field Kellow - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A Collective Grave 19-20.
Air Gunner:R/67591 Sgt Robert Widdop Whitley RCAF - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A Grave 1.
Sources:
France-Crashes 39-45
419 Squadron Association
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 March 1942 | X3477 | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF | 2 | sand banks near Pütthausen, north of Wilhelmshaven, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2017 21:06 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 10-Oct-2018 12:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 19-May-2019 16:42 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-May-2022 17:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
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