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| Date: | Sunday 7 February 1943 |
| Time: | 01:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 30 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BK434 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Old Rectory, Ingestre, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hixon, Staffordshire |
| RAF Hixon |
BK434 - Crashed on return from training exercise. 7.2.1943.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Robert Driscoll Lewis RAAF Aus/416587 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Kenneth Henry Austin RAFVR 1319425 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant John McGinnes RAFVR 1024009 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Joseph Kenny RAF 1375175 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Deryck Charles Rowse RNZAF NZ/413778 [Killed]
Sources:
http://aircrewremembered.com/lewis-robert.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Own work - crash site location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2014 07:11 | pietrzak | Added |
| 07-Apr-2015 22:38 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, ] |
| 27-Apr-2015 20:56 | Victor I | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 29-Apr-2015 10:56 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 08-May-2015 19:01 | Victor II | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2015 05:44 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 31-May-2024 08:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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