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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HZ476 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bree, 9 km ESE of Kleine Brogel AFB, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton, North Yorkshire |
Wellington HZ476 T/o at 23:34hrs 25 May 1943 from RAF Dalton. Crashed at Bree (Limburg) some 15 km WNW of Maaseik Belgium. Crashed during raid on Düsseldorf, no further details. 26.5.1943
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Class II William George Pepper RCAF R/105665 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Roy Gibson Madge RCAF J/13710 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Frank Greenaway Baker RCAF J/17661 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Class II Norman James Waters RCAF R/107768 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth George Higgs RAFVR 1380092 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II William Ernest Douglas RCAF R/102484 [Killed]
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
ORB
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 14:21 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 10:51 | Giggs | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-May-2024 14:16 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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