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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE906 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skipton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire |
Wellington HE906 Took off at 23:33hrs 2 Aug 1943 from RAF Skipton-on-Swale. Crashed in the sea.
Missing during raid on Hamburg, no further details.
Crew:
F/O Marshall Edwin BALKAM (J/22479) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt Harold Prentiss GAUDRY (R/148364) A/B - RCAF - killed
F/Sgt Thomas Yarwood KIRKHAM (R/157559) RCAF - killed
Sgt Leslie George LYTHGOE (1129954) RAFVR - killed
P/O Devereaux Richard Cecil McDONALD (J/16764) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
2. ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 11:07 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 11:26 | Holschtein | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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