ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229353
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 April 1943 |
| Time: | 04:20 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HZ256 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Airborne on homeward journey -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
HZ256 departed Leconfield at 2101hrs as one of 462 main stream bombers that raided Stuttgart. Soon after crossing into German airspace they were attacked by a night-fighter. Although the hydraulic and brake systems were damaged causing the wheels to drop and bomb doors to open, also fatally injuring the rear gunner and wounding the bomb aimer, navigator and wireless operator, they elected to continue with the mission. The three wounded men extracted SGT Field from the rear turret and laboured for more than two hours before SGT Field died of his wounds. SGT Hicks made an emergency landing at RAF Ford in West Sussex.
Pilot PLTOFF E.F Hicks CGM, DFC
Bomb Aimer FLGOFF R.J Hopkins DSO
NAV FLGOFF R.F Clayton DFC
WOP PLTOFF F.C Blair DFM
Air Gunner SGT F.J Field (250 Sqn RAF 62816) was buried in Littlehampton Cemetery.
Sources:
RAAF Unit History Sheets
http://466and462squadrons.com/hz256.htme
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2019 09:37 | Paul McGuiness | Added |
| 28-Oct-2019 08:36 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Operator] |
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