ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200807
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 January 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X9890 |
| MSN: | BU-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Wellington X9890/F: Took off from RAF Stradishall for mission to Münster in Germany. Lost without trace.
All the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:
P/O George Hamilton Webster (J/5471) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt Francis Alexander Tait (R/70913) RCAF - killed
Sgt Christopher John Irwin (924231) RAFVR - killed
Sgt George Marsh Robinson (1169566) RAFVR - killed
Sgt Peter Gray Milton (997221) RAFVR - killed
Sgt Frank Godfey Truscott (1168521) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
ORB 214 sqdn RAF
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 April 1942 | Z8842 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2017 19:03 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2017 19:09 | Red Dragon | Updated [Country] |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Apr-2019 17:15 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2019 11:22 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 14:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2024 16:43 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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