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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE656 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Sotteville-sur-Mer -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton, North Yorkshire |
Wellington HE656 Took off 23:45hrs 12 May 1943 from RAF Dalton for raid on Duisburg. Heard three times between 0324 and 0404 when its position was fixed at 5003N 0110E (12 miles north-north-east of Dieppe).
Missing during raid on Duisburg, no further details. 13.5.1943
Crash location now established as sea off Sotteville-sur-Mer, France.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Walter Edward Mann RCAF R/107981 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Wallace Wesley O'Brien RCAF J/14520 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Linwood Alton Dingley RCAF J/20822 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Paul Grant Kelly RCAF J/19451 (NCO:R/116759) [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Edward Lundy RCAF R/91200 (Officer:J/91200 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 31 October, 1939) [Killed]
All lie at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, France (49.896208 / 1.033178)
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
ORB 428 Sqdn RCAF
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
https://actu.fr/normandie/sotteville-sur-mer_76683/crash-dun-avion-pres-de-dieppe-un-appel-lance-pour-retrouver-des-documents-sur-lappareil_61694730.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2011 15:59 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 10:41 | Uli Elch | Updated |
| 08-Jan-2012 09:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, ] |
| 08-Jan-2021 10:22 | Juza7 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 12-May-2022 07:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-May-2024 06:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2024 07:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2024 07:36 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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