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| Date: | Thursday 18 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W5492 |
| MSN: | LQ-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Pocklington -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Dinghy came away from it's stowage and wrapped around the elevators. Parts of the tail then broke off and the pilot lost control. The aircraft went into a steep and fast dive, then broke up in the air and exploded, All 8 aboard perished.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Ronald George Chandos RAFVR 950324 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Norman Watson Thompson RNZAF NZ/402914 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Frederick Peter Turton RAFVR 937811 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Charles Harold Fletcher RAFVR 1165250 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Walter Irvine Strother RAFVR 755999 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Matthew Maxon RCAF R/54040 [Killed]
Sergeant Gabriel Phillips RAFVR 976646 [Killed]
Passenger : Aircraftman 1st Class Harry Armitage RAFVR 1039943 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york41/w5492.html
http://aircrewremembered.com/DutilUpdater/web/index.php?table=0&search=W5492
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2019 17:30 | tachel | Added |
| 23-Sep-2024 06:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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