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| Date: | Thursday 16 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3417 |
| MSN: | GT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - Bay of Bourgneuf off Pornic -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Presumed crashed in the target area.
Crew:-
Pilot: 119346 Plt Off Joseph Sheffield - Escoublac-le-Baule Loire Atlantique 2.B.20. (NCO:1116770 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 May, 1942)
Observer: 798530 Sgt John Roderick McRae - Runnymede Memorial Panel 98.
Navigator: 969700 Flt Sgt Roylance Kinsey - Runnymede Memorial Panel 75.
Navigator: 1261463 Sgt Rex Valand Hagborg - Runnymede Memorial Panel 84.
Air Gunner : 1266931 Sgt Dennis Shapley Hall - Barbatre Churchyard Velkdee France Grave 9.
Air Gunner: 1376601 Sgt John James Smith - Runnymede Memorial Panel 93.
Sources:
French Crashes 39-45.
Bomber Command Losses 1942
156 Sqaudron
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Shortly before the incident
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2017 21:29 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 05:58 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 10:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-Jan-2024 12:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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