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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5397 |
| MSN: | PH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Sea off Oksby -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Crashed into the sea off Oksby. Sgt Shorthouse's body was found on 25 September 1942 in a beach area at Oksby east. He was buried in Oksby on 30 September 1942.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer David Arthur Welch RAFVR 122986 [Killed] (NCO:1256594 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 June, 1942)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Robert Francis Shorthouse RAF 552923 [Killed]
Crew : Flight Sergeant Harold Hugh Harrison RCAF R/61664 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant John Girvan Reid RAFVR 1271320 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant John George Strachan RAFVR 1112228 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Find A Grave
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2018 19:06 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 28-Dec-2023 11:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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