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| Date: | Monday 20 October 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington |
| Owner/operator: | 458 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1218 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MONT-SUR-MARCHIENNE (not Marchienne other city near Charleroi, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire |
Wellington Z1218 took off from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, to bomb the Antwerp docks, Belgium.
The plane crashed in MONT-sur- Marchienne. Five out of six crew members died in the crash.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Peter John Maxwell Hamilton RAFVR 912835 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Philip George Crittenden RAAF Aus/400410 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer David Kimber Fawkes RAFVR 102969 (NCO:925228 : Commission Gazetted Friday 05 September, 1941) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Andrew Young Condie RAFVR 968155 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Jackson RAFVR 995859 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Percival George Ernest Alfred Brown RAF 611158 [PoW]
All the casualties lie at the Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Belgium (50.424697 / 4.45477)
Sources:
http://458raafsquadron.org/fileadmin/filemount/PDFs/458_fatalities.pdf
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2016 11:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 00:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-Jul-2024 08:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2024 07:55 | Claire Dujardin | Updated |
| 12-Nov-2024 07:37 | Claire Dujardin | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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