ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140824
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 196 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE469 |
| MSN: | ZO-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Croydon, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Wellington HE459 T/o at 21:04 hrs 16 April 1943 from RAF Leconfield. Homebound ran out of fuel and successfully abandoned at 04:00hrs near RAF Croydon Surrey. Ran out of fuel on return from raid on Mannheim, abandoned.
Crew: baled out
F/O (37468) Alexander Gordon DUGUID (pilot) RAF - Ok
P/O (126819) Frank DARBYSHIRE (A/B) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (119477) Egbert Horace SWAIN (Nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sgt (R/87333) Albert Morgan LONG (Wop/AG) RCAF - Ok
Sgt (911418) John Frederick RAY (Wop/AG) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 03:44 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jan-2021 21:36 | Holschtein | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-May-2023 16:24 | Anon. | Updated [[Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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