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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 26 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BJ879 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mursley -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Horwood |
| RAF Little Horwood |
The aircraft crashed in fog during a training flight in Mursley, on approach to RAF Little Horwood. All four crew members died in the crash. The aircraft crashed into a water tower.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Dennis Edward John Bint DFM RAFVR 124612 (NCO:1164997 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 July, 1942) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Francis Bernard McHugh RAFVR 657874 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Cyril John Fox RAFVR 1111948 [Killed]
Sergeant Joseph Leonin Lionel Belanger RCAF R/96685 [Killed]
Sources:
https://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/news/people/community-remembers-brave-airmen-killed-in-ww2-plane-crash-in-mursley-4102375
https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72052
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2023 07:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-May-2024 18:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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