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| Date: | Sunday 30 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HZ269 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Volleze, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
HZ269 departed Leconfield at 2211hrs and joined with 719 other main stream bombers for an attack on Wuppertal, Belgium. The aircraft failed to return and it was later learned the crew had been taken prisoner.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Charlwood Launder RAF 160037 (NCO:778584 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 May, 1943) [PoW]
Sergeant Ian Farquhar RAF 710102 [PoW]
Sergeant Frank Leslie James Hall RAF 1311799 [PoW]
Pilot Officer Robert Hutton RAF 145729 (NCO:658543 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 July, 1943) [PoW]
Sergeant Roy Willis RAF 1337450 [PoW]
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
RAAF Unit History Sheets
www.466and462squadrons.com/he212.htm
www.belgians-remember-them.eu
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 13:11 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Jan-2012 08:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 26-Sep-2019 08:48 | Paul McGuiness | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 08:35 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-May-2024 07:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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