Accident Vickers Wellington Mk III BJ964,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52519
 
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Date:Wednesday 30 September 1942
Time:21:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk III
Owner/operator:12 Sqn RAF
Registration: BJ964
MSN: PH-R
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nesdijk road, Bergen, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wickenby
Destination airport:Gardening - Trefoil area (south of Texel island)
Narrative:
Took off from RAF Wickenby at 18:23 hrs local time.
The pilot was blinded by searchlights and the aircraft was engaged by light (leichte) Flak; crashed.
All five rest in the Bergen General Cemetery:

Pilot: 1334834 Sgt George William Arthur Mitchell - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 20.
Observer: 1382039 Sgt Harold James Kendrick - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 22.
Navigator: 120447 Plt Off Laurence James Alexander Graham - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 23.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/91255 Flt Sgt Raymond Lloyd Wakelin RCAF - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 19.
Air Gunner: R/104215 Flt Sgt Sam Feinstein RCAF - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 21.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1859&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
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History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 October 1942 BJ653 142 Sqn RAF (aircraft from 12 Sqn) 0 near Lintrup, Syddanmark w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
29-Sep-2017 17:48 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Sep-2017 17:49 TigerTimon Updated [Location, Narrative]
19-Oct-2018 18:37 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
21-Aug-2019 19:34 Anon. Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative]
16-Jul-2020 07:55 TigerTimon Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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