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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3584 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell (takeoff at 00:10 hrs) |
| operation - Duisburg, Germany |
Lost without trace. Possibility brought down by flak.
Crew
Pilot:951404 Sgt Thomas Wakefield - Runnymede Memorial Panel 95.
Observer:932085 Sgt Thomas Abel Jones - Runnymede Memorial Panel 87.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:929383 Sgt John Willoughby Morgan - Runnymede Memorial Panel 90.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1310083 Sgt Hamish Ross - Runnymede Memorial Panel 92.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1311829 Sgt John Alfred Wright - Runnymede Memorial Panel 97
Sources:
http://aircrewremembered.com/wakefield-thomas.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2018 17:56 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 07-May-2020 20:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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