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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 23 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z1730 |
| MSN: | BY-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baerl -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pershore |
| Essen |
Shot down over Germany, entire Canadian crew perished.
Pilot: F/Sgt KB Tanner (RCAF)
Navigator: F/Sgt John Donaldson (RCAF)
Bomb AImer: F/Sgt John Needler (RCAF)
Wireless Op/Gunner: Jack Arthur Charles Smith (RCAF)
Gunner: Sgt Joseph Linwood Nibblet (RCAF)
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z1730
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=z1730&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Personnel records of the crew from DND/Archives Canada
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2021 12:45 | tachel | Added |
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