ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207252
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | X3284 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Blåvandshuk or North Sea 50 km northwest of List -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
Shot down by Flak or shot down by Ofw. Karl Haisch of the 4./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217 from Westerland airfield, Germany.
Operation: Gardening - mine-laying operations
Target area: 'Forget-Me-Nots' and 'Nectarines' (code names)
Call Sign: OW-X
Takeoff time: 18:32
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer George Raymond Baker RCAF J/16767 [Killed]
Sergeant Leo Joseph Baribeau RCAF R/149418 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Dexter Brand Coons RCAF R/92573 [Killed]
Warrant Officer Class II Donald Parker McLachlan RCAF R/94736 [Killed]
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Murphy RCAF R/76910 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Max Zeavin RCAF R/111112 : Commission Gazetted Friday 19 December, 1941) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive Part One 1943
http://aircrewremembered.com/baker-george-raymond.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2018 12:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Mar-2018 21:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Mar-2024 14:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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