ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205862
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| Date: | Monday 6 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | X3556 |
| MSN: | VR-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile West of Catworth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Crashed one mile west of Catworth, UK while on a training flight. Overturned on a forced landing just west of Catsworth, England, after one engine failed.
Crew
Pilot:R/78288 Flt Sgt Robert William Pearson RCAF - Beck Row (St John) Churchyard Row B. Grave 4.
Pilot:R/95316 Flt Sgt Stefan Douglas Palmason RCAF - Beck Row (St John) Churchyard Row B. Grave 5.
Navigator:J/6662 Plt Off A Lloyd Parnall RCAF - Injured
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:J/15416 Plt Off Richard Bryan Barney Cowell RCAF - Beck Row (St John) Churchyard Row B. Grave 3.
Air Gunner:R/75063 Flt Sgt Charles Franklin Williams RCAF - Beck Row (St John) Churchyard Row B. Grave 6.
Passengers
575253 Cpl Kenneth Ernest Victor Denyer - Worplesdon (St. Mary) Churchyard Near East Boundary
Aero Mechanic:R/77966 LAC Alan William Patmore RCAF - Beck Row (St John) Churchyard Row B. Grave 7.
13029108 Pfc Fred L Baral (97th BG) USAAF - Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Plot C Row 5 Grave 10
39081914 Pfc Carl Conrad Nelson USAAF - Injured - Became Flight Engineer on B-17's
Air Gunner:36158740 Pfc David J Rudd USAAF - Preston Cemetery Alger, Hardin County, Ohio, USA Section 2A, row 21
Sources:
419 "Moose" Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Find A Grave
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2018 21:05 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 10-Oct-2018 12:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
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