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| Date: | Sunday 30 May 1943 |
| Time: | 04:40 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE553 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Swaledale at Fremington Edge, near Reeth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station Skipton-on-Swale |
| Wuppertal |
While letting down through cloud to try and work out their position on RTB from the op, the aircraft crashed onto high ground. 2 dead and 4 wounded.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Fred Thompson Dingwall RCAF J/17798 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Leslie Edwin Blight RCAF J/3989 [Killed]
Sergeant K E La Chappelle RAF [Injured]
Sergeant D Harmon RAF [Injured]
Sergeant W Leadley RAF [Injured]
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/he553.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2019 14:52 | tachel | Added |
| 21-May-2024 07:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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