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| Date: | Monday 16 November 1942 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BJ894 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pitsea Marshes near Southend-on-Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
Loaned to a 425 Sqn crew, the aircraft was on a Bulls Eye exercise when it hit the ground and burst into flames at 1930 hrs on Pitsea Marshes near Southend-on-Sea
Sources:
https://426sqdn.ca/remembrances/honour_roll_i.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2019 02:24 | tachel | Added |
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