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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1578 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Takeoff at 23:35 hrs for an operation to Bremen; failed to return under unknown circumstances. Probably, it was hit by light Flak over Niedersachsen and crashed into the North Sea.
All of the crew are missing in action:
86720 Sqn Ldr John Henry Franks DFC - Runnymede Memorial Panel 65.
J/6172 Plt Off Rutherford James Jackson RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 100.
J/15579 Plt Off Bruce Armstrong Miller RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 101.
1153383 Sgt Peter Edward Gartell - Runnymede Memorial Panel 83.
48896 Plt Off Patrick Edmund O'Meara - Runnymede Memorial Panel 71.
971839 Sgt Norman Windle - Runnymede Memorial Panel 97.
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2018 16:55 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 05-May-2020 09:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2020 09:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2024 08:23 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, ] |
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