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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1408 |
| MSN: | QT-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby (takeoff at 23:59 hrs) |
| operation - Duisburg, Germany |
Lost without trace
Crew
Pilot:1377265 Flt Sgt Ronald Vandersteen - Runnymede Memorial Panel 76.
Observer:1257361 Sgt David Berger - Runnymede Memorial Panel 78.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:928730 Sgt Norman Wilfred Dawkins - Runnymede Memorial Panel 81.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:920056 Sgt Richard Arthur Evans - Runnymede Memorial Panel 82.
Air Gunner:R/59361 Sgt Robert Kenneth McGrath RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 105.
Sources:
142 Squadron
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1408+
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2018 16:50 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 07-May-2020 20:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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