ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204774
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| Date: | Monday 22 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1383 |
| MSN: | UV-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - 20km ENE of Lorient -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Possibly shot down by flak.
Crew
Pilot: Aus/400578 Flt Sgt Robert John Buckingham RAAF - Lorient (Kerentrech) Communal Cemetery Plot 62. Row C. Joint grave 5-6.
Observer: Aus/400333 Sgt Raymond George Marafu Roget RAAF - Lorient (Kerentrech) Communal Cemetery Plot 62. Row C. Joint grave 5-6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:798533 Sgt James Moores(Newfoundlander) Lorient (Kerentrech) Communal Cemetery : Plot 62. Row B. Grave 2.
Air Gunner: Aus/403479 Sgt Frederick Roy Martin RAAF - Lorient (Kerentrech) Communal Cemetery Plot 62. Row C. Grave 7.
Air Gunner: Aus/403277 Sgt William Stalker McQueen RAAF - Lorient (Kerentrech) Communal Cemetery Plot 62. Row B. Grave 1.
Sources:
CWGC
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?act=url&depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=http://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-languidic-wellington&usg=ALkJrhhnf6ba0-qIZRdynlwhH-2BzoMoIw
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3566
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 1942 | Z1483 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 5 | Christianstraße 94, Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2018 21:24 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-Mar-2019 17:31 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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