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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:45 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 28 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1324 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 50 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wymeswold |
Operation: Air Sea Rescue
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Douglas Ewen Paul RAFVR 129501 (NCO:748790 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 September, 1942) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer John Edward Norris RAFVR 142348 (NCO:1433234 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 May, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Derry Gates Bird RCAF R/145007 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Albert Drew RAFVR 1316195 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant George Swan RAFVR 1184889 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Detrick Halvorsen RCAF R/129750 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2433&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 19:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-May-2024 14:20 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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