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| Date: | Friday 10 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3720 |
| MSN: | AA-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Lost without trace.
Crew
Pilot:NZ/411962 Sgt John Charles Wilmshurst RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 118.
Observer:NZ/411233 Sgt James Douglas Gould RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 117.
Wireless Operator:NZ/405513 Sgt Richard Edwin Sharpe RNZAF - Sage War Cemetery 7. D. 1.
Air Gunner:NZ/403583 Flt Sgt Peter Desmond Lowther - Sage War Cemetery 7. C. 13.
Air Gunner:NZ/404067 Sgt Raymond John Hirst - Runnymede Memorial Panel 117.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
75 Squadron
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2018 16:40 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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