ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206079
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| Date: | Monday 13 July 1942 |
| Time: | 00:47 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1328 |
| MSN: | UV-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 3-4 km north of Norderney, Niedersachsen (claim location) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Takeoff at 22:35 hrs for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation off the Frisian island chain.
The aircraft was hit by heavy Flak of the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 226 (Norderney) and crashed in flames. No trace of the missing aircraft was found. All of the crew are missing in action:
Pilot: Aus/407534 Sgt Alan Lipson Moyle RAAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 113.
2nd Pilot: Aus/404948 Sgt Frederick Charles Brayne RAAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 112.
Observer: Aus/402551 Sgt Raymond John Bruce Sharkey RAAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 113.
Observer: Aus/404950 Sgt Thomas David Belford RAAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 112.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: Aus/403785 Sgt Ronald John Perry RAAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 113.
Air Gunner: Aus/407844 Sgt Lenard Charles Underwood Dreyer RAAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 112.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
460 SQUADRON RAAF, WORLD WAR 2 FATALITIES
CWGC
Find A Grave
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2018 16:38 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-May-2020 09:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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