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| Date: | Sunday 20 September 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ883 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Abbeville area, Somme département, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Operation - Saarbrücken, Germany.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights in the Abbeville area and hit by Flak. Abandoned near Abbeville, time unknown.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Vernon James Bastable RCAF R/95313 [PoW]
Observer : Sergeant Edward William Cunning RCAF R/102136 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Milligan RCAF R/86381 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Earl James Scott RCAF R/92563 [PoW]
Air Gunner : Sergeant William Frederick Waterworth RCAF R/92606 [PoW]
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ883
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2020 07:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Aug-2025 06:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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