Accident Vickers Wellington Mk III X3759, Thursday 23 April 1942
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Date:Thursday 23 April 1942
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk III
Owner/operator:9 Sqn RAF
Registration: X3759
MSN: WS-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sapiston Suffolk, 67 miles SE of Thetford, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Honington, Suffolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed at Sapiston Suffolk, 67 miles SE of Thetford Norfolk.
Crew
Pilot:R/67847 Sgt Warren Thomas Ramey (RCAF) - killed
Pilot: R/66086 Sgt John Monteith (RCAF) - killed
Obs.:NZ401765 Sgt John Whiteside Jasper (RNZAF) - killed
WOp/AG: R/69704 Flt Sgt Joseph Seberras (RCAF) - killed
WOp/AG:1208948 Sgt Eric Edwin Eglinton (RAFVR) - killed
Air Gunner Sgt P G Russel (RAFVR) - Injured

Sources:

CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942.
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3759

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Dec-2017 20:51 Red Dragon Added
12-Nov-2018 14:58 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ]
12-May-2019 19:59 Anon. Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ]
18-Apr-2020 14:13 TigerTimon Updated [Aircraft type, ]
18-Apr-2020 14:25 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, ]
26-Jun-2023 17:39 Nepa Updated

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