ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210052
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE543 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Wilhelmshaven, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton |
Hit by Flak.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Call Sign: NA-D
Takeoff time: 20:59
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Ronald Albert Parkinson RAFVR 144180 (NCO:1500186 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 June, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Geoffrey Meakins RAFVR 126748 (NCO:1575160 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 October, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Kenneth Peter Garnett RAFVR 1382466 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Cyril Rene Balcer RCAF J/17747 [Killed]
Sergeant William Collier RAFVR 1500013 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/18901-HE5431943-04-29.html
http://6bombergroup.ca/April43/April28~2943.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 17:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Apr-2024 07:15 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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