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| Date: | Wednesday 7 January 1942 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | OADU RAF |
| Registration: | Z9040 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea, 4 miles from RAF Portreath -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St Eval |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Wellington Z9040 crashed in the sea only minutes after taking off for Gibraltar.
Crew:
Sgt (Aus400546) Harry Wallace TINDLEY (RAAF) - killed
Sgt (922924) Leslie JENNINGS (Wop/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (943630) Arthur Thompson Rene RENSHAW (RAFVR) - missing
Sgt (1069574) Alan John GRIFFITHS (RAFVR) - missing
Sgt (1377262) Myles David GOULD (RAFVR) - missing
Sources:
http://www.rafdavidstowmoor.com/pages/crash_log/crashlog42.html
RAF Casualties-1942.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2011 22:28 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 14:29 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 28-May-2013 01:37 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2013 01:42 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2013 01:44 | angels one five | Updated |
| 02-May-2014 10:59 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 27-Apr-2015 20:48 | Victor I | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 19-May-2015 04:06 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 19-May-2015 15:17 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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