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| Date: | Tuesday 3 March 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1070 |
| MSN: | KX-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Garenne de Vaux; Creil (Oise département) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham |
Aircraft took off at 18:19 and crashed after being caught in searchlights and hit by light Flak.
The aircraft came down between Creil and Creil airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Bohuslav Hradil RAFVR 787578 [Killed]
Sergeant Imrich Kormanovic RAFVR 787440 [Killed]
Sergeant Jan Kotrch RAFVR 787532 [Killed]
Sergeant Pribyslav Strachon RAFVR 787569 [Killed]
Sergeant Josef Svoboda RAFVR 787881 [Killed]
Sergeant Alois Tolar RAFVR 788183 [Killed]
All lie at the Creil Communal Cemetery, France (49.254979 / 2.476873)
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=864
Find A Grave.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2017 18:59 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 23-Dec-2017 17:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2022 18:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Oct-2024 06:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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