Accident Vickers Wellington Mk III X3695 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204468
 
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Date:Friday 12 June 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk III
Owner/operator:9 Sqn RAF
Registration: X3695
MSN: WS-V
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Missing -
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Honington, Suffolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost without trace. The aircraft was heard by Heston and Hull direction finding stations. Unfortunately due to other aircraft transmitting on the same frequency the stations were unable to get a bearing.

Crew
108002 Fg Off Victor William Saul - Runnymede Memorial Panel 71.
1119620 Sgt Harvey Holmes - Runnymede Memorial Panel 86.
R/60293 Sgt Alexander Swiderski RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 107.
996598 Sgt James Rutherford - Runnymede Memorial Panel 92.
1052467 Sgt Frank Crawford Evans - Runnymede Memorial Panel 82.

Sources:

Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jan-2018 14:14 Red Dragon Added
15-Jan-2018 14:14 Red Dragon Updated [Source]
12-Nov-2018 15:05 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]

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