ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206102
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 1942 |
| Time: | 03:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3797 |
| MSN: | JN-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tannington Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
| Duisburg |
The weather was very bad with cloud, severe icing and thunderstorms. The icing became so bad that Sgt Sykes decided to abandon the mission and the bomb load was jettisoned. He was attempting to reach RAF Martlesham Heath but the aircraft at Tannington 03:30.
Crew
Pilot:1285683 Sgt John David Wilson Sykes - City of London Cemetery and Crematorium Manor Park Square 18. Grave 110355.
Navigator: Sgt F Mellis - Injured
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1311019 Sgt John William Calvert - Hither Green Cemetery Sec. G.G. Grave 145.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:934086 Sgt Lionel Frederick Perry - Old Ipswich Cemetery Sec. C. Div. 31. Grave 37.
Sgt J Moffatt - Injured
Plt Off Hayes - Injured
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Find A Grave
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 August 1941 | R1016 | 150 Sqn RAF | 1 | IJsselmeer 2 km W of Workum, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 6 May 1942 | X3407 | 150 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea probably off Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 9 November 1942 | X3310 | 150 Sqn RAF | 6 | Bornwird - Raard; Friesland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2018 20:57 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2019 19:24 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
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