ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205423
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:16 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ594 |
| MSN: | GT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Southwold -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury |
Sortie abandoned due to electrical failure. On the third attempt to land the pilot struck a pillbox. The resulted in the rear turret containing Sgt Young to be torn off from the aircraft. This resulted in Sgt Young dying a few minutes later after being mortally wounded.
Crew
Pilot: Sgt W P Thompson
Observer: Sgt Walters
Wireless operator: Sgt S Thompson
Air Gunner: Sgt Stone
Air Gunner:1378544 Sgt Henry Edward Young - St Pancras Cemetery Service Plot Joint Grave 71.
Sources:
156 Squadron
Bomber Command Losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 1942 | X3333 | 156 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Alconbury | |
w/o |
| 16 April 1942 | X3697 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | 1.5 km W of Vlissegem, De Haan, West Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 16 April 1942 | X3417 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Missing - Bay of Bourgneuf off Pornic |  |
mis |
| 20 April 1942 | X3708 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | RAF Warboys | |
w/o |
| 30 April 1942 | Z1571 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Cne de Gennevilliers | |
w/o |
| 19 May 1942 | X3671 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Hargnies, Ardennes | |
w/o |
| 6 June 1942 | X3339 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Eversael, Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 7 June 1942 | HF918 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Westerstede, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 28 June 1942 | Z1619 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Westrum, Herzlake, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 7 July 1942 | X3345 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing off Lorient | |
mis |
| 7 July 1942 | Z1576 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing - Lann Bihoue 4km NW of Lorient | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2018 13:13 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 31-Jan-2018 13:15 | Red Dragon | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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