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| Date: | Monday 7 December 1942 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BJ657 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moulin du Bois -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, UK |
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances. All five occupants died in the crash.
Crew:-
Pilot : P/O George Edward Cronk RCAF J/17056 [Killed]
Crew : W/O2 John Cachia RCAF R/83541 [Killed]
Crew : P/O Ronald Hayes RCAF J/18550 [Killed]
Crew : P/O John David James Rodger RCAF J/16394 [Killed]
Crew : F/S David Smith Urquhart RCAF R/119542 [Killed]
Sources:
https://www.absa3945.com/Pertes%20Bretagne/Morbihan/7%20decembre%201942/Wellington%20III%20BJ%20657.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2017 14:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 07:29 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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