ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140844
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| Date: | Friday 9 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HE155 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire (EGXV) |
Wellington HE155 Took off at 21:32hrs 8 April 1943 from Leconfield. Missing during raid on Duisburg, no further details. Lost without trace.9.4.1943
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Sidney Midgley Wood RAFVR 143087 (NCO:1232291 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 May, 1943) [Killed]
Sergeant John Geoffrey Chalmers RAFVR 1321621 [Killed]
Warrant Officer Class II Leo Ralph Crowe RCAF R/107739 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Arthur Clifford Kneeshaw RAFVR 142881 (NCO:1265237 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 May, 1943) [Killed]
Sergeant Albert Douglas Pennycord RAFVR 1187020 [Killed]
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
ORB
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 10:17 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Jan-2012 08:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 04-Jan-2021 19:05 | Giggs | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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