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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1942 |
| Time: | 23:55 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BJ764 |
| MSN: | KW-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Swanton Morley, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Aircraft took off at 17h33 for a bombing mission to Hamburg. It was hit by heavy flak over Germany. 2 crew members baled out and were captured. The pilot flew the damaged aircraft back to base but stalled on approach. 3 of the 4 remaining crew perished in the crash, the 4th perished from his injuries 3 days later.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Raymond Rogers Foltz RCAF R/79246 [Killed]
Observer : Flying Officer George Stevenson Cartwright RCAF J/11102 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Roy Norman Victor Burke RCAF R/102904 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Joseph Eugene Raymond Laporte RCAF R/120083 [Fatal Injury]
Sergeant Joseph Albert (Joe) Delorme RCAF R/101687 [PoW]
Sergeant Joseph Raoul Armand Pambrum RCAF R/119711 [PoW]
Sources:
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2407547
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2407526
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2407517
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2407518
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=bj764
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=bj764&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
425 Sqn (RCAF) records from https://heritage.canadiana.ca/
Personnel records from Archives Canada via Ancestry.ca
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 14:34 | tachel | Added |
| 23-Aug-2024 17:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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