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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LN547 |
| MSN: | QO-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea north of Borkum island (Niedersachsen) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skipton-on-Swale |
Damaged by Flak of the 8. Flak Division over Germany (claim for 'Wellington north of Borkum in sea').
Takeoff time: 19:07 (local time) - operation: Hannover
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. L.J. Tierney 1389224 RAF Survived POW
Navigator P/O. J.R. Sewell 148815 RAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer P/O. L.M. Whetton RAF Survived POW
Wo ag Sgt. J.H. Much RAF Survived POW
Air gunner Sgt. B. Williams 412776 RNzAF Survived POW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LN547&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2011 12:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Sep-2018 07:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2018 19:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 24-Jun-2021 16:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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