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| Date: | Monday 8 September 1941 |
| Time: | 05:00 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8328 |
| MSN: | PH-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eerste Kruisweg, 's-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:50 local time for a bombing operation to Berlin.
The aircraft crashed on return, all six were taken prisoner of war.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Samuel Spencer Fielden RAF 25052 [PoW]
Sergeant Thomas Victor Johnston RCAF R/61673 [PoW]
Sergeant Leslie Roland Lanfear RAF 1154258 [PoW]
Sergeant Ronald Ledgerwood RAF 1250647 [PoW]
Flight Lieutenant William Jeffrey Peat RCAF J/4694 [PoW]
Sergeant Alexander Henderson Smith RAAF Aus/404382 [PoW]
(This is not the 'Mouse' Fielden of 138 Sqdn.)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1261&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 09:20 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 24-Mar-2020 20:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2024 06:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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