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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 24 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | LP610 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The sea off Falmouth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honeybourne, Worcestershire. |
The Vickers Wellington Bomber was on an evening navigation exercise over Falmouth in October 1944 when the pilot lost control. The aircraft broke up on impact, scattering wreckage at the base of a reef 30 metres down.
The wreckage of the plane was found by divers in September 2013.
The crash log states three unidentified crew were rescued, with the other three reported missing.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Norman Charles Dumont RCAF J/41951 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Robert Clifford Orrock RCAF R/192788 [Killed]
Sergeant Eric James Post RCAF R/283140 [Killed]
The three casualties are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745).
Sources:
https://www.cornwalllive.com/Missing-World-War-II-plane-divers-identified/story-19844001-detail/story.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2013 08:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Jan-2014 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 08-Apr-2025 11:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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