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| Date: | Saturday 22 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE899 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea or Wadden Sea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton, UK |
Hit by heavy Flak units. Shot down at 03:26, 03:35 or 03:45.
Operation: Gardening (mine-laying)
Target area: Frisian islands
Call Sign: NA-B
Takeoff time: 22:05
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Clarence Norris Magnusson RCAF R/124246 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Walter Charles Sutton RCAF R/144189 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Peter Healey Brand RCAF R/135031 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Emery Kenneth Edwards RCAF R/105371 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Robert Edward Hagan RCAF R/120914 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/magnusson-clarence.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2018 08:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 21-May-2018 08:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 17-May-2024 06:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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