Accident Vickers Wellington Mk III BK165,
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Date:Friday 15 January 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk III
Owner/operator:426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF
Registration: BK165
MSN: OW-F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Missing - Bay of Biscay -   Spain
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Dishforth
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Dispeared without a trace on ops over Bay of Biscay

Sources:

https://426sqdn.ca/remembrances/honour_roll_i.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
18 February 1943 BK505 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF 0 North Sea off Friesland sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Dec-2019 02:27 tachel Added
18-Apr-2022 04:53 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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