ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202870
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| Date: | Sunday 26 April 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV579 |
| MSN: | PM-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | - missing - - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Takeoff at 21:45 hrs on the 25th for an operation against Rostock in Germany; failed to return.
Crew
R/78203 Flt Sgt Charles Lorne Bray DFM RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 102.
1259439 Sgt Frank O'Kearney Eivers - Runnymede Memorial Panel 82.
1280517 Sgt Sydney Harold Harle - Runnymede Memorial Panel 85.
1258441 Sgt Arthur Frank Blencowe - Runnymede Memorial Panel 78.
929396 Sgt Harry Bircham Bullen - Runnymede Memorial Panel 79.
1161384 Sgt Dennis William Musgrove - Runnymede Memorial Panel 90.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Aircrew Remembered
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2017 14:44 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 15-Oct-2018 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2022 07:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2022 07:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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