Accident Vickers Wellington Mk X HE386,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229351
 
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Date:Sunday 16 May 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:466 Sqn RAAF
Registration: HE386
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Missing off Brest -   France
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Leconfield (EGXV)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
HE386 departed at 2159hrs and joined with 53 other aircraft for a mine laying mission to Brest Harbour, Biscay and the Frisians. The aircraft failed to return and the crew were declared as KIA.

Crew:-

Pilot : F/S John William Lawson RAAF Aus/8686 [Killed]
Crew : F/S Roy Dempsey Carne RAAF Aus/414642 [Killed]
Crew : Sgt George Edwin Harmes RAFVR 1547702 [Killed]
Crew : Sgt Desmond Charles Robertson RAFVR 1270871 [Killed]
Crew : F/S Russell Leslie Robertson RAAF Aus/413256 [Killed]

All the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Sources:

RAAF Unit History Sheets
466and462squadrons.com
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Sep-2019 08:47 Paul McGuiness Added
01-Nov-2019 19:42 Anon. Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
18-Apr-2022 06:53 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Damage]
16-May-2022 08:02 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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