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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1945 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 82 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | LP841 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moorhouse Road Laxton Newar -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ossington |
Wellington LP841 hit an electrical pole near the local stream in a small valley just outside of Laxton and burst into flames. The tail section of the aircraft broke away, which enabled the rear gunner Sgt R Eden to escape. He was eventually led to safety by local villagers.
Dead were: F/O L J Robillard (Bomb Aimer) from Toronto, Ontario, F/O J C McLeod (Pilot) from Minnedosa, Manitoba,
F/O E E Fernandez (Navigator) from Windsor, Ontario and Sgt E A Bishop (Wireless Op / Air Gunner) from Carseland, Alberta.
Sources:
https://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=72267
https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/9145/44486_83024005549_0678-00041/119180?backUrl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.ca%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3f_phsrc%3dknp117%26_phstart%3dsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3dtrue%26indiv%3d1%26dbid%3d9145%26cp%3d0%26_F4E2F07A%3dj45658%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26uidh%3dv66%26redir%3dfalse%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26pcat%3d39%26fh%3d0%26h%3d119180%26recoff%3d%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r&_ga=2.218689625.1559912825.1570287702-1809090289.1563720649#?imageId=44486_83024005549_0678-00087
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2019 16:02 | tachel | Added |
| 05-Oct-2019 18:10 | tachel | Updated [Time, ] |
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