ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202358
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| Date: | Thursday 9 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | Z8358 |
| MSN: | LQ-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | the North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Crashed into the North Sea. Sgt Edwards body was discovered near Withernsea. Sgt Leftly RCAF body was discovered on 2 July 1942 on the East Anglia shoreline.
Crew
J/5799 Plt Off Richard Philip Locke RCAF - killed
Pilot: 1180651 Sgt Aubrey Harold Edwards - killed
Observer: R/54052 Flt Sgt Nelson Leftly RCAF - killed
1160749 Sgt John Cecil Dennis - killed
987879 Sgt Dewi Edmund Jones - killed
R/58359 Flt Sgt John Wright Sanderson - killed
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 1941 | W5488 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 4 | Glüder, Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2017 17:48 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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