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| Date: | Thursday 18 February 1943 |
| Time: | 19:31 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BK505 |
| MSN: | OW-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | North Sea off Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
Mine laying mission around the Frisian Islands. Take off at 17.48hrs. Aircraft hit by AAA fire from a flak ship at 19:31hrs and damage was sustained to the electrical and hydraulic systems. Mission was aborted and RTB to base was successful landing at 21:45hrs.
Crew:
Pilot - F/O James Bert Millward RCAF (J/10255)
Navigator - P/O John Frederick Lewis RCAF (J/11224)
Bomb Aimer - P/O Reginald George Frank Hunt RCAF (J/11498)
Wireless Operator - Sgt Richard Cann Taylor RAFVR (1378964)
Air Gunner - F/Sgt William Mead Maxwell RCAF (R/83456)
Air Gunner - Sgt William Frederick George Woodley RAFVR (1317085)
Sources:
426 Sqn wartime records from RCAF historical microfilms
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=bk505&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RAF_owned_BK100.html
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/bk505c.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=10255&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2022 17:09 | tachel | Added |
| 22-Jan-2022 17:24 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 19:22 | tachel | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 19:45 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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