ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203020
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| Date: | Thursday 30 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1571 |
| MSN: | GT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cne de Gennevilliers -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury |
Crashed Cne de Gennevilliers 5km North of Paris. Cause unknown.
Crew
Pilot: 100555 Flt Lt Lawrence Jason Pinion - Bievres Communal Cemtery Grave 15.
Observer:47287 Fg Off Leslie William Noel Dobson - Bievres Communal Cemtery Grave 12.
Wireless Operator/air gunner:632884 Sgt Wilfred Agar - Bievres Communal Cemtery Coll. grave 1-11.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:954445 Sgt William George Sherrat - Bievres Communal Cemtery Coll. grave.
Air Gunner:640269 Flt Sgt Moffat Mannoch Irvine - Bievres Communal Cemtery Coll. grave 1-11.
Sources:
French Crashed 39-45
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 1942 | X3333 | 156 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Alconbury |  |
w/o |
| 16 April 1942 | X3697 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | 1.5 km W of Vlissegem, De Haan, West Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 16 April 1942 | X3417 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Missing - Bay of Bourgneuf off Pornic | |
mis |
| 20 April 1942 | X3708 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | RAF Warboys | |
w/o |
| 19 May 1942 | X3671 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Hargnies, Ardennes | |
w/o |
| 6 June 1942 | X3339 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Eversael, Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 7 June 1942 | HF918 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Westerstede, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 26 June 1942 | BJ594 | 156 Sqn RAF | 1 | Near Southwold | |
w/o |
| 28 June 1942 | Z1619 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Westrum, Herzlake, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 7 July 1942 | X3345 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing off Lorient | |
mis |
| 7 July 1942 | Z1576 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing - Lann Bihoue 4km NW of Lorient | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2017 19:05 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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