ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21623
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| Date: | Saturday 15 November 1941 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 99 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7873 |
| MSN: | LN-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach |
| RAF Waterbeach |
Operated by 99 Squadron RAF coded 'LN-J'. Airborne 17:20 15 Nov 41 on mission to raid Emden. Lost without trace over the North Sea. All six crew posted as Killed on Active Service. Probable claim by 5/Marine Flak Abt 246 battery Terschelling-West. Crashed in sea at 21:47. Victory confirmed 20 December 1941.
Crew:
F/Sgt (402891) Thomas Crawford Bentley Patterson RNZAF killed.
Sgt (1108004) Dennis Edward Hall RAFVR killed.
Sgt (921516) Leonard Ronald Townsend RAFVR killed.
Sgt (968394) Ronald Llewellyn Cooke RAFVR killed.
Sgt (R/68108) Bernard John Dermody RCAF killed.
Sgt (407294) William Albert McAllen RAAF killed.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=4687
https://www.mysliwcy.pl/forum/watki.php?id=1336&ustaw=pt&s=2_
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 January 1942 | Z8947 | 99 Sqn RAF | 0 | Hopton 5 miles north-east of RAF Honington, Suffolk, England |  |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2008 09:22 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Feb-2012 05:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2013 22:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2013 14:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2013 09:18 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 27-Apr-2015 19:07 | ABBA | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2019 10:36 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Cn, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2021 10:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Source, Damage] |
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