ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209658
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:50 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE414 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | English Channel off Plounérin, Bretagne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor |
Hit by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Gerd Heintze of the 10./NJG 5, flying a Ju 88C at 20 meters. It was set on fire and crash-landed at Exeter, England.
The Wellington was on a Gardening (mine-laying) mission off the coast of Bretagne.
Call Sign: AL-
Takeoff time: 21:20
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Richard Campbell Ellison RAF 656945 (Officer:147969 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 10 August, 1943)
Sergeant W G Bailey RCAF R/1392374
Sergeant Horace Edwin John Horton RAF 1187663
Sergeant Walter Joseph Mullaney RCAF R/129105 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 September, 1942)
Sergeant Edward Clowes Nicholson RAF 1378793
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/18806-HE4141943-04-21.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2018 08:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2024 06:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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