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| Date: | Sunday 20 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 140 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MF350 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oed-Öhling -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.12 Lignerolles (I) |
Wellington MF360 Took off at 19:35hrs.Aircraft missing. Crashed. 20.8.1944
Crew:
Sgt William Eric DAVIES (1454522) A/B RAFVR - killed
Sgt David Maxwell HERBERT (1802768) Nav. RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt Henry James POTTER (1324962) Pilot RAFVR - killed
Sgt Edward James Henry "Jim" TOLHURST (907789) Wop/AG RAFVR - POW
Sgt Leonard Percival JAMES (1872732) Wop/AG RAFVR - POW
Sources:
http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf
ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2017 09:24 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 09-Jan-2021 16:54 | ABBA | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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