Accident Vickers Wellington B Mk X LP730,
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Date:Sunday 17 September 1944
Time:22:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington B Mk X
Owner/operator:150 Sqn RAF
Registration: LP730
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Bagolino, Brescia -   Italy
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Foggia-Regina
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Wellington LP730 Take off at 17:55 hrs for bomb.mission for Brescia. Missing. 17/09/1944
Crew:
Sgt Bernard FAGAN (1563239) Air Bomber RAFVR
Sgt Ernest HAIGH (1533134) Air Gunner RAFVR
F/O Harold Oswald HOLLIS (146953) Wireless Op RAFVR
F/Lt John RUSSELL (80195) Pilot RAFVR
Sgt Idris WILLIAMS (1683552) Navigator RAFVR

Sources:

https://www.archeologidellaria.org/index.php?topic=5250.msg38437;topicseen#new
https://www.bresciaoggi.it/territori/i-cacciatori-di-aerei-trovano-i-rottami-di-un-bombardiere-1.8854230

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Sep-2021 18:37 Zonta72 Added
04-Sep-2021 05:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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