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| Date: | Friday 25 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HF537 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Castelnuovo della Daunia, approx 50kms from base at Foggia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Foggia |
| Foggia |
Returning from a bombing mission over Austria, crashed into a hill in heavy fog. F/O N H Koetsveld RAAF and Sgt R Foster were injured, but F/O V T Rutter RAAF, Sgt G D V Howard RAAF and Sgt F C Churcher were killed. F/O Koetsveld died of his injuries on 4 March 1944. All the fatalities were buried in Foggia but later transferred to Bari War Cemetery.
Sources:
Family history.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2024 13:45 | j155 | Added |
| 09-May-2024 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 09-Aug-2024 09:10 | stella | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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