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| Date: | Wednesday 28 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 149 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9272 |
| MSN: | OJ-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Bremerhaven -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Took off 20:22 from RAF Mildenhall to bomb dockyard facilities near Kiel, Germany. Aircraft shot down by flak, crew bailed out near Bremerhaven, Germany. All six crewmembers captured.
Crew:
F/L Paul Francois Reginald VAILLANT (37727) - PoW
P/O Maurice George BUTT (81640) - PoW
Sgt Douglas Haig Gordon CONNOLLY (534426) - PoW
Sgt John FENDER (523171) - PoW
Sgt Lawrence Francis MABEY (RNZAF) (391864) - PoW
Sgt Ronald Westmore SAYWOOD (653843) - PoW
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 103
2.Henk Welting's database (rafcommands.com)
3.AIR81/2850
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2025 08:52 | MMR | Added |
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