ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140809
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| Date: | Friday 9 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE658 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Essen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Wellington HE658 T/o at 21:51hrs 8 April 1943 from RAF Kirmington. Encountered very severe icing at 19500 feet and crashed near Essen. Crashed during raid on Duisburg, no further details. 9.4.1943
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Douglas Henry Wain Morgan RAFVR 124467 (NCO:1337883 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 September, 1942) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer John Edward Hardy RCAF J/22551 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant William Myerscough RAFVR 1148269 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Charles Colin Lee RAF 129041 (NCO:1035743 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 October, 1942) [PoW]
Pilot Officer Patrick Pittam Stevens RAF 130155 (NCO:1312343 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 November, 1942) [PoW]
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2011 16:02 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:20 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2021 20:34 | Giggs | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2021 09:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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