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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | X3808 |
| MSN: | PT-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 18:52 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Köln in Germany.
Possible claim by Lt Erich Gollasch 12/NJG1 - Sea 30km North West of Vlieland (Salzhering or Tiger): 800m at 2321 hrs. The aircraft may have been claimed by Flak of IV. Zug 2./lei Res Flak Abt 988 and light Marine Flak (Wellington North of Juist in sea 2105 hrs).
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Lloyd Ernest White RCAF R/87390 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Gerrard Roy Bing RCAF J/8610 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Frederick Walter Buck RCAF J/12988 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant John Millar Joynt RCAF R/82442 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant David Beverley Smyth RCAF R/61660 [Killed]
All five are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3808
Theo Boiten
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2020 17:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-Nov-2024 08:22 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, ] |
| 01-Dec-2024 21:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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