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| Date: | Sunday 15 February 1942 |
| Time: | 15:32 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3398 |
| MSN: | WS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Off Clacton on Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Ditched into the sea 300 yards off Clacton on Sea at 15:32. 18 Group ROC filed a report on the accident. It indicated that there were seven people aboard the aircraft. The two survivors were admitted to Clacton Hospital and their names are not known. Capt R G Buck Royal Artillery was attached to 9 Squadron as an Air Gunner.
Crew
Sgt J W Dalgliesh + Mauchline Cemetery Ayrshire
Sgt F E Coulson + Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery
Sgt W Hutchinson + Honington (All Saints) Churchyard Suffolk
Sgt H Brown + St Endellion (St Endellienta) Churchyard Cornwall
Capt G R Buck + Clacton Cemetery Essex
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Aircrew Remembered
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2017 11:49 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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