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| Date: | Thursday 24 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W5551 |
| MSN: | LQ-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brest -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
| Brest |
Shot down by enemy fighters over the port of Brest while bombing the battleships Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen. Aircraft crashed at Ploudaniel. Crew bailed out except rear gunner F/L Whigham who was killed. Sgt Dalphond the front gunner managed to evade capture with the help of the French while the rest of the crew were made PoW.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5551
https://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=j23451&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2020 15:38 | tachel | Added |
| 18-Jan-2020 15:48 | tachel | Updated [Date, ] |
| 18-Jan-2020 15:49 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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