ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208923
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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DF635 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heerdt near Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: NA-I
Takeoff time: 21:22
Crew:
P/O R. Buckham RCAF–POW
F/O N. Rodin RCAF–POW
P/O G. Fletcher RAF–POW
Sgt J. Fraser RCAF–POW
Sgt T. Whitehead RAF–POW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/18892-DF6351943-04-09.html
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/April43/April8~9.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2018 08:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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