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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 70 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA471 |
| MSN: | "Q" |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SW of Herzogenburg -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tortorella (I) |
Wellington JA471/Q :Crashed during an air-raid over Austria during night. 07-07-1944
Crew:
F/Sgt(P). Harris, Colin Albert – 1492811 – RAFVR.
Sgt(N). Freyne, Lawrence – 755540 – RAFVR.
Sgt(Ba). Hardy, Fred. – 590866 – RAF.
Sgt(WAG). Robinson, George Hubert – 1579827 – RAFVR.
Sgt(RG). Allen, Haydn. – 1896209 – RAFVR.
Sources:
http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2017 19:18 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 14-May-2018 17:55 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2021 10:50 | Sicak | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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