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| Date: | Saturday 28 December 1940 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 214 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7849 |
| MSN: | BU- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Winterton -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall |
Took off at 16:06hrs for a mission to Le Havre, France. On return the plane crashed into the sea off Winterton, United Kingdom. A Coast Guard vessel was nearby and managed to rescue three members of the crew.
Crew:
P/O J.A. TEMPERLEY - rescued
Sgt F.W. ALLEWAY - rescued
636770 Sgt Albert William HODGSON - killed - Bridlington Cemetery, United Kingdom
901860 Sgt John Frances HUXTABLE - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 15
748696 Sgt Edward Bertram Douglas JENKINS - killed - Luton Church Burial Ground, United Kingdom
Sgt W.B. VAUGHAN-DAVIS - rescued
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 142
2.AIR81/4701
3.https://www.214squadron.org.uk/Crews_and_losses/Crews_and_losses_Wellington.htm
4.chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.214squadron.org.uk/PDF_and_Word/Nightjar_Winter-Spring_2006.pdf
5.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2025 16:07 | MMR | Added |
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