ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140875
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HZ273 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Unknown (Stuttgart raid) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe (EGXZ) |
Crashed during raid on Stuttgart, no further details.
All crew members became POW.
Call Sign: QB-G
Takeoff time: 21:12
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Arthur Robert Harrison RCAF R/105255 [PoW]
Sergeant Arthur John Cockaday RCAF R/90414 [PoW, repatriated]
Sergeant John Eugene Malkin RAF 657735 [PoW]
Sergeant Edward Alexander McQuarrie RCAF R/102405 [PoW]
Pilot Officer Frank Rath RCAF J/17379 [PoW]
Sources:
http://6bombergroup.ca/April43/April14~15.html
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/19200-HZ2731943-04-15.html
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 13:14 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Jan-2012 08:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 14-Apr-2018 20:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2018 20:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2024 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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