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| Date: | Saturday 18 December 1943 |
| Time: | 14:08 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 311 FTU RAF |
| Registration: | BK132 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atcham, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Moreton-in-March, Gloucestershire |
Wellington BK132: Took off for Training navigation flight. 18/12/1943
Crashed 14:08 at Atcham, 3 miles south-east of Shrewsbury, during a cross-country exercise, the cause was not established.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Neil Colin Ross RAAF Aus/410852 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Edwin Roylance Phillips RAFVR 1801951 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Ronald Halliday RAFVR 1335256 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant David Hartnoll Wright RAFVR 1622986 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Ernest Jack William Semmens RAAF Aus/419344 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses bt W R CHORLEY, volume 8, page 219
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2023 10:02 | Nepa | Updated |
| 11-Apr-2025 06:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2025 06:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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