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| Date: | Wednesday 30 September 1942 |
| Time: | 21:10 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ964 |
| MSN: | PH-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nesdijk road, Bergen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
| Gardening - Trefoil area (south of Texel island) |
Took off from RAF Wickenby at 18:23 hrs local time.
The pilot was blinded by searchlights and the aircraft was engaged by light (leichte) Flak; crashed.
All five rest in the Bergen General Cemetery:
Pilot: 1334834 Sgt George William Arthur Mitchell - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 20.
Observer: 1382039 Sgt Harold James Kendrick - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 22.
Navigator: 120447 Plt Off Laurence James Alexander Graham - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 23.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/91255 Flt Sgt Raymond Lloyd Wakelin RCAF - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 19.
Air Gunner: R/104215 Flt Sgt Sam Feinstein RCAF - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 21.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1859&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Sep-2017 17:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Sep-2017 17:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Aug-2019 19:34 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 07:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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