ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280018
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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 612 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9376 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nakkur, Suduroy, Faroe Islands -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Caithness-Shire, Scotland |
Coastal Command aircraft carrying out Air Sea rescue op, looking for missing RAF Wellington HX776. While tracking through cloud, hit a hill at 1800 ft on Suduroy. Four crew died immediately, the pilot died the following day. Those who died all buried at the Midvaag Military Cemetery, Vagur.
Crew members were:
F/O H.J.G. Haeusler RNZAF, pilot.
Sgt R.B. Best RAFVR, co-pilot.
Sgt G.P. Turner RAAF, observer.
Fl/Sgt O.G. Davies RAFVR, WOp/AG.
Sgt R. Williamson RAFVR, WOp/AG.
Sgt H.M. Williams RAFVR, WOp/AG - only survivor.
Sources:
1. www.aircrewremembered.com
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9376
3. New Zealand War Memorials, Opotiki & Whakatane
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2022 14:11 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 05-Jul-2022 15:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 06-Jul-2022 23:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Jul-2022 23:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative] |
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