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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE810 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fischbek,Hamburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Wellington HE810 Took off at 22:38hrs 29 July 1943 from RAF Kirmington. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. Crashed during raid on Hamburg, no further details.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Eric Gordon Birkbeck RAF 50786 (NCO:610570 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 February, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Glyn James Lawrence RCAF J/14351 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Lieutenant James Robert Brind RAFVR 136327 (NCO:1107248 : Commission Gazetted Sunday 12 September, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Alfred Ernest Bransgrove RAFVR 120951 (NCO:1179325 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 June, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Harry Taylor Furniss RAFVR 2206880 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
2. ORB
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 10:55 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 10-Jan-2021 22:48 | MuDr.Roup | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 22-Oct-2024 07:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Mar-2025 11:47 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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