ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192530
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| Date: | Saturday 2 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington GR Mk VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 7 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HX467 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lough Foyle -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 2 January 1943 the Vickers Wellington VIII HX467 of 7(C) OTU RAF crashed in bad weather conditions (snowstorm) into Lough Foyle near Magilligan Point, killing its six crew.
Crew (all killed):
F/O Kenneth Raymond James Pennington
F/O Alexander Ernest Tyler
Sgt James Daniel Cooper
Sgt Albert Douglas Hammond
Sgt John Charles William Hook
Sgt Herbert Smith
Sources:
http://www.ww2irishaviation.com
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11953-3-Jan-1943-19430103
https://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_Foyle
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2017 20:12 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 04-Jan-2017 11:55 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Nov-2018 19:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2019 08:24 | dp_burke | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Feb-2020 18:00 | ryan | Updated [Date, Country, Narrative] |
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