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| Date: | Friday 21 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ774 |
| MSN: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Operation - Gardening (mine-laying). All five crew members are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Eliner Knud Alfred Andersen DFM RAFVR 745577 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Athol Ian McDonogh RCAF R/86634 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Arthur Hector Robitaille RCAF R/93774 [Killed]
Sergeant George Stead RAFVR 1525008 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Richard Charles Stuart RCAF R/81084 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ774
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 11:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-May-2020 11:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Country, ] |
| 12-Sep-2020 00:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:57 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 29-Aug-2024 12:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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