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| Date: | Monday 20 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5414 |
| MSN: | PH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Presumed to have crashed in the target area.
Crew
Pilot:100092 Plt Off John Patrick Muirhead DFC - Ars-en-Re Communal Cemetery Ile de Re Row 1. Grave 1. (NCO:1062442, Gazette of 25th July 1941)
Observer:NZ/402000 Flt Sgt Eric Waple RNZAF - Ars-en-Re Communal Cemetery Ile de Re Row 5. Grave 1.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1360573 Sgt Cyril Waldron - Pornic War Cemetery 2. H. 11.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1263757 Sgt Charles Henry Durrant - Les-Sables d'Olonne (la Foire-aux-Chats) New Communal Cemetery Plot 9. Row 2. Grave 4.
Air Gunner:975641 Sgt William Joseph Brazier - Ars-en-Re Communal Cemetery Ile de Re Row 4. Grave 1.
Sources:
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CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2018 13:52 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 27-May-2020 14:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, ] |
| 22-Oct-2021 06:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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