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| Date: | Monday 7 September 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ769 |
| MSN: | SR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Operation - Duisburg, Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was hit by the 5./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 246 battery Terschelling-West, seen to break into two and crashed in the sea near Terschelling at 00:04 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Robert Williams RAFVR 1114018 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant John Buchanan Lawrence RCAF R/55798 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Frederick Erwin Edgar Lyons RCAF R/91236 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Sydney McMenomy RCAF R/78058 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Clarence William Reaume RCAF J/9777 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ769
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 10:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Jun-2022 09:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-Feb-2025 07:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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