Accident Vickers Wellington Mk III BJ657,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196601
 
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Date:Monday 7 December 1942
Time:01:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk III
Owner/operator:425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF
Registration: BJ657
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Moulin du Bois -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, UK
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances. All five occupants died in the crash.

Crew:-
Pilot : P/O George Edward Cronk RCAF J/17056 [Killed]
Crew : W/O2 John Cachia RCAF R/83541 [Killed]
Crew : P/O Ronald Hayes RCAF J/18550 [Killed]
Crew : P/O John David James Rodger RCAF J/16394 [Killed]
Crew : F/S David Smith Urquhart RCAF R/119542 [Killed]

Sources:

https://www.absa3945.com/Pertes%20Bretagne/Morbihan/7%20decembre%201942/Wellington%20III%20BJ%20657.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jul-2017 14:01 gerard57 Added
06-Nov-2017 07:29 Laurent Rizzotti Updated [Aircraft type]
14-Oct-2018 15:27 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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