ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140848
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE175 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea, 40 km east of RAF Acklington -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton, Uk |
Took off 19:35hrs 29 Mar 1943 for Bochum. Last heard by Hull D/F at 01:55hrs when its position was plotted some 25 miles E of Acklington. Missing in North Sea during raid on Bochum, no further details.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant John Basil Martyn RNZAF NZ/415001 [Killed]
Sergeant Kenneth Benjamin RAFVR 1331554 [Killed]
Sergeant John Clifford Donaldson RNZAF NZ/411746 [Killed]
Sergeant Norman Sidney Farr RAFVR 1237623 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Leonard William Hayward RAFVR 1270441 [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 10:28 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 02-Jan-2021 22:36 | Juza7 | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2024 08:25 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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