Accident Vickers Wellington Mk III X3720 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205998
 
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Date:Friday 10 July 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk III
Owner/operator:75 (NZ) Sqn RAF
Registration: X3720
MSN: AA-U
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Missing -
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Feltwell
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost without trace.

Crew
Pilot:NZ/411962 Sgt John Charles Wilmshurst RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 118.
Observer:NZ/411233 Sgt James Douglas Gould RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 117.
Wireless Operator:NZ/405513 Sgt Richard Edwin Sharpe RNZAF - Sage War Cemetery 7. D. 1.
Air Gunner:NZ/403583 Flt Sgt Peter Desmond Lowther - Sage War Cemetery 7. C. 13.
Air Gunner:NZ/404067 Sgt Raymond John Hirst - Runnymede Memorial Panel 117.

Sources:

Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
75 Squadron

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
12 March 1942 X3588 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF 6 Missing mis

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Feb-2018 16:40 Red Dragon Added
27-Oct-2018 20:03 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Operator]

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