Accident Vickers Wellington B Mk X LP198, Friday 7 July 1944
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Date:Friday 7 July 1944
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington B Mk X
Owner/operator:70 Sqn RAF
Registration: LP198
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:St. Pölten -   Austria
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tortorella airfield, Province of Foggia T
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Wellingtom LP198 Crashed during an air-raid over Austria during night. 07/07/1944
Crew:
F/Sgt. Rowland Eames JONES (657707) WOp RAFVR - killed
Capt.Gerhard Brummer MARQUARD (205617V) Pilot SAAF - killed
Sgt Derek Graham MAYLEY (1800825) Air Bomber RAFVR - killed
Capt.Richard Herbert POVEY (104048V) Navigator SAAF killed
Sgt Alfred ROWE (544205) WOp RAF killed

Sources:

http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Aug-2017 09:14 Alpine Flight Added
14-May-2018 17:57 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
28-May-2024 16:33 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ]
28-May-2024 16:38 Nepa Updated [Registration, Source, Operator, ]

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