ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205485
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| Date: | Saturday 30 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | Z1680 |
| MSN: | OW-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | North Sea off Norway -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
Shot down by enemy fighters.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Robert Henry Lowe RCAF J/15046 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant Ivan Gordon McLeod RCAF R/105778 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Arthur Thomas Sprosen RAFVR 121548 [Killed] (NCO:1270268 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 July, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant John Julius Lemke RCAF R/106948 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer George Desmond Fitz-Gibbon RCAF J/15533 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Henry Riles RAFVR 943320 [Killed]
McLeod, Riles and Sprosen are burried at Esbjerg, Denmark.
Sources:
Veterans Affairs Canada
Paradie RCAF archives
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Faldne Allierede Flyvere 1939 - 1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2018 20:34 | tachel | Added |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Dec-2019 02:28 | tachel | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 30-Mar-2024 14:22 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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