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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington B Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 70 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA520 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rohr im Gebirge -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tortorella airfield, Province of Foggia T |
Wellington JA520: Crashed during an air-raid over Austria during night.07/07/1944
Crew:
Sergeant Edwin Guy DAVIES (778127) RAFVR - killed
Sgt Wilfred ENGLISH (1549422) Navigator RAFVR - killed
Sgt Arthur Charles HICKMAN (1624343) Air Gunner RAFVR - killed
Sgt Frank James TILBROOK (1607033) Pilot RAFVR - killed
Sgt Eric TOPPING (1452930) WOp RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2017 09:19 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 15-May-2018 18:55 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Registration, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2023 18:35 | Nepa | Updated |
| 28-May-2024 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-May-2024 16:54 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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