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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 1941 |
| Time: | 01:25 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 104 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5461 |
| MSN: | EP-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Darrigsdorf, Wittingen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 21:25 LT for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of two Reserve-Flak-Abteilungen and crashed.
The six crew members were all taken prisoner of war.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Harry Budden DFC RAF 37275 [PoW]
Observer : Sergeant John Denis Morgan RAF 1058502 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Cecil Kearne Mousley RAF 759184 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Leonard Geoffrey Smalley RAF 632821 [PoW]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Douglas Storer RAF 999005 [PoW]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Donovan Franklin Sugden RCAF R/58101 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5461
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2020 20:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Dec-2024 07:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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