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| Date: | Wednesday 7 July 1943 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 310 FTU RAF |
| Registration: | LN265 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Duston, Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Wellington LN265: Took off for a Training flight. 07/07/1943
Unknown cause. Aircraft crashed at 11:05 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Dennis Cecil (Bill) Joel RAFVR 1338580 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant James Driver RAFVR 1542966 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant William Russell (Bobs) Wooding RAFVR 1337539 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Clifford Elvidge RAFVR 1125626 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Osborne Holey RAFVR 1623418 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, volume 8, page 219
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2023 21:58 | redsix | Added |
| 03-May-2023 10:09 | Nepa | Updated |
| 22-Dec-2024 12:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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